Andor von Barsy
Andor von Barsy was a Hungarian filmmaker. He was born in Budapest on March 14, 1899, and died in Munich on December 24, 1965. He worked as a cameraman and photographer for many years before working on his documentaries.
Andor von Barsy
- Born
- 1899 · Budapest.
- Died
- 1965 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- cinematographer · filmmaker · photographer
- Honours
- German Film Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Andor von Barsy was a Hungarian filmmaker. He was born in Budapest on March 14, 1899, and died in Munich on December 24, 1965. He worked as a cameraman and photographer for many years before working on his documentaries.
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1899
Andor von Barsy was born in 1899 at Budapest.
1965
Andor von Barsy died on 24 December 1965.
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He is often referred to as an influential avant-garde filmmaker because of his experimental documentary films. He attended school in Germany, but most of his work centers around the Netherlands, specifically Rotterdam. Hoogstraat (or "High Street"), his 1930 film is set in Rotterdam and takes the form of a city symphony film. He won the 1957 German Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Jonas (film).
• Illustration — The City That Never Rests (1928) • The City That Never Rests (1928) • The Municipal Gas Plant Rotterdam (1928) • High Street (1930) • Sailors’ Wives (1930) • Pfaff Sewing Machine (1930) • Terra Nova (1932) • Dead Water (1934) • Rotterdam (1934) • Spring Song (1936) • Olympia Part 1 & 2 (1936–38) • Between Arrival and Departure (1938) • Jonas (1957) Source:
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- 1.Personen in de Nederlandse filmsector. Nederlands Film Festival.
- 2.Familysearch.org, 2024, www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XS7S-3M4?i=206&wc=927Q-SP8%3A40678301%2C54933001%2C1077263202&cc=1452460. Accessed 11 Mar. 2024.
- 3.DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. portal.dnb.de.
- 4.cadoc.nl, boeken over kunst, fotografie en vormgeving (en nog veel meer). www.cadoc.nl.
- 5.Andor von Barsy. National Film Institute - Film Archive.
- 6.Andor von Barsy IFFR. iffr.com.
- 7.Deutsche Filmakademie. Historie.
- 8.Paalman, Floris. Cinematic Rotterdam: The Times and Tides of a Modern City. 22 June 2010, pure.uva.nl/ws/files/1040740/77858_thesis.pdf. Accessed 11 Mar. 2024.
- 9.Fest der Schönheit filmportal.de. www.filmportal.de.
- 10.“Andor von Barsy.” MUBI, mubi.com/en/cast/andor-von-barsy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2024.
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