Kata Wéber is a Hungarian screenwriter, playwright and former actress who often works with her husband, director
Kornél Mundruczó
Kornél Mundruczó (; born 3 April 1975) is a Hungarian film and theatre director. He has directed 18 short and feature films between 1998 and 2020. His film ''Johanna'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2005 Cannes Film Fest ...
. Wéber wrote ''
White God'' (2014), ''
Jupiter's Moon'' (2017) and ''
Pieces of a Woman
''Pieces of a Woman'' is a 2020 drama film directed by Kornél Mundruczó, from a screenplay by Kata Wéber. The film stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails, and Ellen Bursty ...
'' (2020).
Career
Kata Wéber attended the
University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest.
She began her career as an actress, before moving into playwriting. Already knowing director
Kornél Mundruczó
Kornél Mundruczó (; born 3 April 1975) is a Hungarian film and theatre director. He has directed 18 short and feature films between 1998 and 2020. His film ''Johanna'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2005 Cannes Film Fest ...
, Wéber collaborated with him in theatre.
[ When Mundruczó began working in film, Wéber joined him, writing for '' White God'' and '' Jupiter's Moon''.][ However, the pair say that when they collaborate they "leave each other to work. ]hey
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Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
don't disturb each other. hey
Hey or Hey! may refer to:
Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
have to agree on a topic and on the approach how to do it but then hey
Hey or Hey! may refer to:
Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
have heirown territories."[
She was invited to write a play for the ]TR Warszawa TR Warszawa (also Teatr Rozmaitości w Warszawie, i.e., Variety Theatre in Warsaw) is a theatre in Warsaw, Poland
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in 2017, which became ''Pieces of a Woman
''Pieces of a Woman'' is a 2020 drama film directed by Kornél Mundruczó, from a screenplay by Kata Wéber. The film stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails, and Ellen Bursty ...
'' after Mundruczó read her notes about child loss and encouraged her to write about it, which she says became like therapy[ though she had initially resisted turning the "too personal" experience into a play. To write it, she moved to ]Berlin
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, deliberately far away from Mundruczó and their daughter.[ In December 2018 they premiered the play in ]Warsaw
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.[ Mundruczó said Wéber's notes "were the most personal and the most beautiful writing by Kata eever read".]
Personal life
Wéber is married to Mundruczó, whom she met when she was an actress at university around the year 2000.[ They have experienced a miscarriage, which inspired the play and film ''Pieces of a Woman''.][ They did not talk about the loss until making the play. They have a daughter.][ The couple also advocate for the arts in Hungary; after their alma mater was taken over by the government, they wore protest T-shirts at the ]77th Venice International Film Festival
The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was appointed as the President of the Jury. '' The Ti ...
, where ''Pieces of a Woman'' premiered.
She is Jewish and the child of Holocaust survivors
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.
References
External links
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Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Hungarian women writers
Hungarian actresses
Hungarian women dramatists and playwrights
Jewish Hungarian actors
Jewish Hungarian writers
Year of birth missing (living people)