János Szász
János Szász (born 14 March 1958) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and theater director. He has directed eleven films since 1983. His film Witman fiúk was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.
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- Name
- János Szász
- Born
- 14 March 1958
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Education
- University of Theatre and Film Arts.
- Honours
- Meritorius Artist of Hungary, Béla Balázs Award, Silver George for Best Director, Young European Film of the Year, Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit and Great Artist of Hungary Award.
- Languages
- Hungarian.
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Biography
Biography
His 2007 film Opium: Diary of a Madwoman was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Szász was the Director of the American Repertory Theater Institute and a faculty member from March 2001. He has directed numerous theatrical productions including six stagings with the American Repertory Theater.
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• Name — János Szász • Born — 14 March 1958 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1983-present
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János Szász, a director and screenwriter, was born on 14 March 1958 in Budapest. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Filmography
Filmography
• Tavaszi zápor (1983) • Escorial (1984) • A léderer-ügy (1985) • Utóirat (1987) • Szédülés (1990) • Woyzeck (1994) • Witman fiúk (1997) • Temetés (1998) • A Holocaust szemei (2000) • Ópium: Egy elmebeteg nö naplója (2007) • The Notebook (2013)
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- 1.(2000)
- 2.48th Karlovy Vary IFF, 2013 bei KVIFF (en)
- 3.Paul Katzenberger: Triumph für das „neue Ungarn“, bei Süddeutsche.de, 8. Juli 2013
- 4.Christoph Schmitz: János Szász‘ Verfilmung von Ágota Kristófs Roman „Das große Heft“, bei Deutschlandradio Kultur, 7. November 2013
- 5.(2013)
- 6.siehe Péter Szász (1927–1983), Regisseur, in der ungarischen Wikipedia
- 7.Anke Westphal: Sie singen „Juden, nehmt den Zug nach Auschwitz“, Interview bei Frankfurter Rundschau, 9. November 2013, S. 32f.
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