Márta Mészáros
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1931 — Present
Film directorscreenwriter
Personal Info
- Born
- Sep 19, 1931
- Age
- 94
- Birth Place
- Budapest, Hungary
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Life & Career Details
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The native form of this personal name is Mészáros Márta. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Márta Mészáros
Years active 1954–present
Spouse(s) László Karda (1957-1959) (divorced)
Miklós Jancsó (1960-1973) (divorced) (3 children)
Jan Nowicki (?-2008) (divorced)
Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of László Mészáros, a sculptor, Mészáros began her career working in documentary film, having made 25 documentary shorts over the span of ten years. Her full-length directorial debut, Eltávozott nap/The Girl (1968), was the first Hungarian film to have been directed by a woman, and won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Valladolid International Film Festival.
Mészáros' work often combines autobiographical details with documentary footage. Prominent themes include characters' denials of their pasts, the consequences of dishonesty, and the problematics of gender. Her films often feature heroines from fragmented families, such as young girls seeking their missing parents (The Girl) or middle-aged women looking to adopt children (Adoption).
The native form of this personal name is Mészáros Márta. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Márta Mészáros
Years active 1954–present
Spouse(s) László Karda (1957-1959) (divorced)
Miklós Jancsó (1960-1973) (divorced) (3 children)
Jan Nowicki (?-2008) (divorced)
Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of László Mészáros, a sculptor, Mészáros began her career working in documentary film, having made 25 documentary shorts over the span of ten years. Her full-length directorial debut, Eltávozott nap/The Girl (1968), was the first Hungarian film to have been directed by a woman, and won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Valladolid International Film Festival.
Mészáros' work often combines autobiographical details with documentary footage. Prominent themes include characters' denials of their pasts, the consequences of dishonesty, and the problematics of gender. Her films often feature heroines from fragmented families, such as young girls seeking their missing parents (The Girl) or middle-aged women looking to adopt children (Adoption).
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