The cinema of István Szabó : visions of Europe / John Cunningham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, John, author.

Series:

Directors' cuts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Szabó, István, 1938---Criticism and interpretation.

Szabó, István.

Szabó, István, 1938-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

x, 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Wallflower Press, [2014]

Summary:

István Szabó one of Hungary's most celebrated and best known film directors, and the only Hungarian to have won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, for Mephisto (1981). In a career spanning over five decades Szabó has relentlessly examined the place of the individual in European history, particularly those caught up in the turbulent events of Central Europe and his own native Hungary. His protagonists struggle to find a place for themselves, some meaning in their lives, security and a sense of being, against a background of two world wars (Colonel Redl, Confidence), the Holocaust (Sunshine), the Hungarian Uprising and the Cold War (Father, 25 Fireman's Street, Taking Sides). This is the first English language study of all his feature films and uses material from interviews with Szabó and his collaborators. Also included are chapters on his formative years, including his time at the famous Budapest Film Academy and the relationship of the state to the film industry in Hungary. Directors' Cuts focus on the work of the most significant contemporary international filmmakers, illuminating the creative dynamics of World Cinema. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Born into the Storm 5

2 Growing Up, Film School and 1956 15

3 The Early Films 25

4 The 'Budapest' Films 41

5 Tales from Mitteleuropa 54

6 New Europe, New Hungary, New Problems 83

7 "The man who comes from somewhere else is always suspect' 95

8 To Go or Stay? 107

9 Adaptations 117

10 The Controversy Surrounding the Events of 1957 and After 130

11 Szabó, Hungarian Cinema and the Question of Censorship-A Note 135

12 Some Conclusions 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-173) and index.

ISBN:

9780231171984

0231171986

9780231171991

0231171994

OCLC:

880565977