Zoltán Fábri
Zoltán Fábri (born October 15, 1917 in Budapest ; † August 23, 1994 there ) was a Hungarian director .
Life
Fábri first completed an art degree and then went on to study theater and film. He worked as a set designer, actor and director at the theater. He also illustrated numerous books. In 1947, after an artistic director at the Magyar Theater, he became a member of the Hungarian National Theater in Budapest.
Fábri made his first film in 1951. Between 1951 and 1983 he made a total of 22 films and received numerous awards at international film festivals for his work. At the Berlinale 1982 received a Silver Bear for his script for his film Requiem . His most famous film was made in 1969 based on Ferenc Molnár's novel The Boys from Paulstrasse . For this film he received an Oscar nomination in the category “Best Foreign Language Film”. He received a second Oscar nomination in 1979 for his film The Hungarians .
In Hungary he received the Kossuth Prize in 1953, 1955 and 1970 .
Filmography
- 1954: Fourteen lives ( Életjel )
- 1955: Carousel ( Körhinta )
- 1956: Professor Hannibal ( Hannibál tanár úr )
- 1959: The monster ( Dúvad )
- 1959: guilty? ( Édes Anna )
- 1962: Two halves in hell ( Két félidő a pokolban )
- 1963: Dark in daylight ( Nappali sötétség )
- 1964: A new summer is coming ( Vízivárosi nyár )
- 1965: twenty hours ( Húsz óra )
- 1967: The Summons ( Utószezon )
- 1968: Boys from Paulstrasse ( A Pál utcai fiúk )
- 1970: Tóth family ( Isten hozta, őrnagy úr! )
- 1971: Ant's nest ( Hangyaboly )
- 1973: One day more or less ( Plusz-mínusz egy nap )
- 1974: The unfinished movement ( 141 perc a befejezetlen mondatból )
- 1976: The fifth seal ( Az ötödik pecsét )
- 1978: The Hungarians ( Magyarok )
- 1979: Balint Fabian meets God ( Fábian Bálint találkozása Istennel )
- 1983: Comes to my name day ( Gyertek el a névnapomra )
Web links
- Zoltán Fábri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fábri, Zoltán |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian director |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1994 |
Place of death | Budapest |