Judit Elek (born 10 November 1937) is a Hungarian

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and

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. She directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film '' Mária-nap'' was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1984 Cannes Film Festival The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Paris, Texas'' by Wim Wenders. The festival opened with ''Fort Saganne'', directed by Alain Corneau and closed with '' The Bounty'', directed by Roger D ...

Filmography

* ''Vásárcsarnok'' (1962) * ''Találkozás-Apróhirdetés'' (1963) * ''Találkozás'' (1963) * ''Kastélyok lakói'' (1966) * ''Meddig él az ember? I-II'' (1967) * ''Sziget a szárazföldön'' (aka ''The Lady from Constantinople'') (1969) * ''Találkozunk 1972-ben (Sötétben-világosban)'' (1970) * ''Egyszerű történet'' (1974) * ''Istenmezején 1972-73-ban'' (1975) * ''

Árvácska ''Nobody's Daughter'' ( hu, Árvácska) is a Hungarian film released 4 March 1976. Based on a book by Zsigmond Móricz, the film tells the story of Csöre, an orphan girl living among the peasantry of Hungary in the 1930s. It stars Zsuzsa Czinkó ...

'' (1976, screenwriter) * ''Vizsgálat Martinovics Ignác szászvári apát és társainak ügyében'' (1980) * ''Majd holnap'' (1980) * '' Mária-nap'' (1984) * ''

Tutajosok ''Memories of a River'' ( hu, Tutajosok) is a 1990 Hungarian drama film directed by Judit Elek. It is a historical film set in 1882 and tells the story of the last trial in Hungary of a Jew for ritual murder. Synopsis In the 19th century Austro ...

'' (1990) * ''Ébredés'' (1995) * ''Mondani a mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel üzenete'' (1996) * ''A hét nyolcadik napja'' (2006) * ''Retrace'' (2009–2010)

Controversy

For the purposes of the film ''Tutajosok'' (1990) 14 sheep were spread with a flammable substance, and then, at the order of Judit Elek, were burned alive. 69 scientists from the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

demanded that the authorities forbid Judit Elek entry to Poland. Scientists wrote among others: "No director knowing her own worth would debase herself for using so primitive and cruel methods".

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* 1937 births Living people Hungarian film directors Hungarian women film directors 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Writers from Budapest 21st-century Hungarian writers 21st-century screenwriters 20th-century Hungarian women writers 21st-century Hungarian women writers Women screenwriters {{Hungary-writer-stub