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 The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film ''Serafino (film), Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the ...

. His 1978 film ''

A ménesgazda ''The Stud Farm'' () 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 - Busó Mátyá ...

'' 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 ''David (1979 film), David'' directed by Peter Lilienthal. The retrospective was dedicated to Italian actor Rudolph Valentino ...

. His 1981 film ''

Temporary Paradise ''Temporary Paradise'' () 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 * Edit Frajt as Vajda Kl� ...

'' 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'' () 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 Katinka * Ferenc Bács as ...

'' 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 and ...

. 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 f ...

in 1967 and the

1976 Cannes Film Festival The 29th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 28 May 1976. American author Tennessee Williams served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama ...

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' The Lost Generation'' (1968) * '' Present Indicative'' (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