István Szabó

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István Szabó is a renowned Hungarian film director and screenwriter, best known for his historical and psychological dramas that often explore Central European identity and 20th-century political upheavals.

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István Szabó canonical 9

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instanceOf film director
human
screenwriter
activeYearsStart 1960s
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Béla Balázs Prize
Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
linked to: Cannes Jury Prize

European Film Award
Kossuth Prize
awardReceivedFor Mephisto
countryOfCitizenship Hungary
dateOfBirth 1938-02-18
educatedAt Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest
ethnicGroup Hungarian
familyName Szabó
fieldOfWork cinema of Central Europe
historical film
political cinema
genre historical drama
psychological drama
givenName István
hasCollaboratedWith Annette Bening
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Lajos Koltai
Ralph Fiennes
languageOfWorkOrName Hungarian
linked to: Hungarian language
movement Hungarian New Wave cinema
linked to: Hungarian cinema
name István Szabó
notableWork 25 Fireman’s Street
Being Julia
Colonel Redl
Confidence
Father
Hanussen
Lovefilm
Meeting Venus
Mephisto
Relatives
Sunshine
Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe
Taking Sides
occupation film director
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Budapest
sexOrGender male
workFocusesOn 20th-century political upheavals
Central European identity
workLocation Budapest
Vienna

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Sunshine (1999 film) director István Szabó
Sunshine (1999 film) writer István Szabó
Klaus Maria Brandauer workedWith István Szabó
Mephisto adaptationDirector István Szabó
Hungarian cinema notableDirector István Szabó
István Szabó name István Szabó
Adam Sors createdBy István Szabó
Ignatz Sonnenschein createdForWorkBy István Szabó