Imre Gyöngyössy
Gyöngyössy Imre Imre Gyöngyössy (25 February 1930 – 1 May 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His film The Revolt of Job (1983), which he co-directed with Barna Kabay, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Gyöngyössy said that he intended the film "as a message not only between generations but between nations".
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- Born
- 1930 · Pécs.
- Died
- 1994 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Education
- Benedictine High School of Pannonhalma · University of Theatre and Film Arts
- Honours
- Béla Balázs Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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• Job's Revolt (1983) • Yerma (1984)
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- 1.Simon, Andrew L. Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture. 115. 1998. 0-9665734-2-0.
- 2.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1983: Best Foreign-Language Film. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008.
- 3.Mydans, Seth. Hungary's Wartime Anguish is Relived Through 'The Revolt of Job'. The New York Times. 27 May 1984.
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