György Szomjas
György Szomjas (26 November 1940 – 7 April 2021) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films from 1965 to 2021. His 1983 film Tight Quarters was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
György Szomjas
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- Name
- György Szomjas
- Born
- 26 November 1940
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Died
- 7 April 2021
- Place of death
- Hungary
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Education
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics · University of Theatre and Film Arts
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Béla Balázs Award · Great Artist of Hungary Award · Gundel Art Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Szomjas is the father of the Hungarian Ostern, the Goulash Western: in 1970s he directed two osterns about the Hungarian rascals the Wrong Doers and The Wind Blows Under Your Feet.
György Szomjas studied at Budapest University of Technology and Economics and University of Theatre and Film Arts. The recorded working language is Hungarian. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award, Great Artist of Hungary Award and Gundel Art Award.
Szomjas György Kossuth- és Balázs Béla-díjas magyar filmrendező.
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A felvétel a Kopaszkutya című film forgatásakor készült. Szemben, középen, szemüveggel Szomjas György rendező.
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• Name — György Szomjas • Born — 26 November 1940 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Died — 7 April 2021 • Place of death — Hungary • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1965–2021 György Szomjas (26 November 1940 – 7 April 2021) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films from 1965 to 2021. His 1983 film Tight Quarters was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. Szomjas is the father of the Hungarian Ostern, the Goulash Western: in 1970s he directed two osterns about the Hungarian rascals the Wrong Doers and The Wind Blows Under Your Feet.
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Selected filmography
• Tight Quarters (1983)
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