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Name: Istvan Szabo
Date of Birth: Friday February 18 1938
Born: Budapest (Hungary)
Nationality: Hungarian
Partial Biography: Istvan Szabo has emerged as one of the most important Hungarian filmmakers of the 20th Century. The Central European experience, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Warsaw Pact, is the key to the…Full Istvan Szabo Biography…

Filmography

Being Julia (2004) 12A (Contains moderate sex and language)Director
Taking Sides (2001) EDirector
Sunshine (2000) 15 (for strong sexuality, and for violence, language and nudity)Director, From Story, screenplay
Mephisto (1981) Director, screenplay
Father (Apa) (1966) (1967) Director, screenplay
The Age of Daydreaming (1964) (1964) Director
Meeting Venus Director, screenplay

Recent Awards

European Film Award (1999) European Screenwriters - "Sunshine"
Felix (1992) Best Screenplay - "Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe"
Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1985) - "Oberst Redl/Colonel Redl"
Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (1981) - "Mephisto"
Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear (1980) - "Bizalom/Confidence"

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