András Kovács (20 June 1925 – 11 March 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1961 and 1996. His 1968 film '' The Lost Generation'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1978 film ''

A ménesgazda ''The Stud Farm'' ( hu, A ménesgazda) is a 1978 Hungarian drama film directed by András Kovács. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * József Madaras - Busó Jani * Ferenc Bács - Bazsi * Ferenc Fábián ...

'' was entered into the

29th Berlin International Film Festival The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film ''David'' directed by Peter Lilienthal. Michael Cimino's ''The Deer Hunter'' was surrounded by controver ...

. His 1981 film ''

Temporary Paradise ''Temporary Paradise'' ( hu, Ideiglenes paradicsom) is a 1981 Hungarian drama film directed by András Kovács. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Cast * André Dussollier as Jacques ...

'' won the Silver Prize at the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

. His 1985 film ''

The Red Countess ''The Red Countess'' ( hu, A vörös grófnő) is a 1985 Hungarian drama film directed by András Kovács. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Juli Básti as Katus, gróf Károlyi Mihályné, Andrássy Kat ...

'' was entered into the

14th Moscow International Film Festival The 14th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 28 June to 12 July 1985. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film ''Come and See'' directed by Elem Klimov, the American film ''A Soldier's Story'' directed by Norman Jewison an ...

. He was also a member of the jury at the

5th Moscow International Film Festival The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...

in 1967 and the

1976 Cannes Film Festival The 29th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 28 May 1976. The Palme d'Or went to ''Taxi Driver'' by Martin Scorsese. In 1976, "L'Air du temps", a new section which was non-competitive and focused on contemporary subjects, was introduced. This ...

Selected filmography

* ''Cold Days'' (1966) * '' The Lost Generation'' (1968) * ''

Present Indicative The present tense (abbreviated or ) is a grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time. The present tense is used for actions which are happening now. In order to explain and understand present t ...

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1978) * ''A Sunday in October'' (1979) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

'' (1985)

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* 1925 births 2017 deaths Hungarian film directors 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Hungarian male screenwriters People from Cluj County {{Hungary-film-director-stub