Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian

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and

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. Five of his films were nominated for the ''

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'' at the

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; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He was born in

Berettyóújfalu Berettyóújfalu is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in center of the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is 40 km south from Debrecen (the second largest city in Hungary), and about 35 km from Oradea (Romania). Berettyó� ...

, Hungary. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...

. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the

30th Berlin International Film Festival The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film ''Heartland'' directed by Richard Pearce and West German film '' Palermo oder Wolfsburg'' directed by Werne ...

. His film ''

A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda ''A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda'' ( hu, Egy hét Pesten és Budán) is a 2003 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk. It was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Mari Törőcsik as Török Mari * Iván Dar ...

'' (2003) was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. From September 27, 2011, he was the president of the

Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts The Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts ( hu, Széchenyi Irodalmi és Művészeti Akadémia) was created in 1992 as an academy associated yet independent from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is intended to be the national academy of arti ...

Select filmography

* ''

Liliomfi ''Liliomfi'' is a 1954 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Károly Makk. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Iván Darvas - Liliomfi * Marianne Krencsey - Mariska * Margit Dajka - Camilla * Samu Balázs - Szilvay ...

'' (1954) * ''Ward No. 9'' (1955) * ''The House Under the Rocks'' (1959) * ''Lost Paradise'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1971) - Won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971 * ''

Cats' Play ''Cats' Play'' ( hu, Macskajáték) is a 1972 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel by ...

'' (1972) - Nominated for

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in 1974 * '' A Very Moral Night'' (1977) * ' (1982) * '' Another Way'' (1982) - Won the award for Best Actress at the

1982 Cannes Film Festival The 35th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 26 May 1982. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to '' Missing'' by Costa Gavras and ''Yol'' by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney. The festival opened with the 1916 film ''Intolerance'', directed b ...

* ''

Lily in Love ''Lily in Love'' (alternative English title: ''Playing for Keeps'', Hungarian title: ''Játszani kell'') is a 1984 Hungarian-American co-production in English starring Christopher Plummer, Maggie Smith and Elke Sommer and directed by Károly Mak ...

'' (1984) * ''

The Last Manuscript ''The Last Manuscript'' ( hu, Az utolsó kézirat) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jozef Króner - György Nyáry * Aleksander Bardini - Márk (as Aleksander Bar ...

'' (1987) * ''Hungarian Requiem'' (1991) * '' The Gambler'' (1997) - about the writing of

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

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by the same name * ''

'' (2003) * ''The Way You Are'' (2010)

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* 1925 births 2017 deaths Hungarian film directors People from Berettyóújfalu Members of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts {{Hungary-film-director-stub