Pál Gábor

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pál Gábor [ ˈpaːl ˈɡaːbor ] (born November 2, 1932 in Budapest , † October 21, 1987 in Rome ) was a Hungarian film director .

The graduate of the Budapest Drama and Film School was a staunch anti-Stalinist and supporter of the Hungarian uprising of 1956, which only found freedom in the more liberal climate of the later Kádár era. He became internationally known in 1979 for his multi-award-winning film Angi Vera (German Vera's Education ), which tarnished in an oppressive way the Stalinist rituals of criticism and self-criticism and their destructive effect on people's lives. Gábor was a member of the jury of the Berlin (1970) and Venice (1986) film festivals. He died of a heart attack. In the 2006 discussion about István Szabó's activity as a spy , Gábor was named as a victim of Szabó's reports.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1971: Horizont - also screenplay
  • 1972: Journey with Jakob (Utazás Jakabbal) - also screenplay
  • 1979: Vera's upbringing (Angi Vera) - also screenplay
  • 1981: wasted life (Kettévált menneyezet)
  • 1983: Escape to Death (Hosszú vágta) - screenplay by William W. Lewis based on a story by Gábor
  • 1986: The bride was beautiful (La sposa era bellissima)
  • 1986: Man and Shadow

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Gábor, Pál
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian film director
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1987
Place of death Rome