Márta Mészáros

Reżyseria, Scenariusz

19 września 1931 (94 years)
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, Eltavozott 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).

Although Mészáros has made over fifteen feature films, she is arguably best known for Diary for My Children (1984), which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. It was the first entry in a trilogy of autobiographical films which also includes Diary for my Lovers (1987) and Diary for my Father and Mother (1990).

Throughout her career, Mészáros has won the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear awards at the Berlinale; the Golden Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival; the Silver Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival; and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1991 she was a member of the jury at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival.

Known For

  • Adopcja
    Adopcja1975
  • Dziennik dla moich dzieci
    Dziennik dla moich dzieci1984
  • Zorza polarna
    Zorza polarna2017
  • Dziennik dla moich ukochanych
    Dziennik dla moich ukochanych1987
  • Sukcesja
    Sukcesja1980
  • Siódmy pokój
    Siódmy pokój1996
  • Dziewięć miesięcy
    Dziewięć miesięcy1976
  • Dziennik dla mojego ojca i matki
    Dziennik dla mojego ojca i matki1990
  • Dziewczyna
    Dziewczyna1968
  • Czerwony Kapturek
    Czerwony Kapturek1989
  • One dwie
    One dwie1978
  • Nie płaczcie, ślicznotki!
    Nie płaczcie, ślicznotki!1970
  • Po drodze
    Po drodze1979
  • Blow-Ball
    Blow-Ball1965
  • Węgry 2011
    Węgry 20112012