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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. [1]
Márta Mészáros was born on 19 September 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for Adoption (1975), Diary for My Children (1984) and Diary for My Lovers (1987). She was previously married to Miklós Jancsó, Laszlo Karda and Jan Nowicki.
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Jun 14, 2021 · The personal is never far from the political for Hungarian director Márta Mészáros. In a career spanning more than 50 years and more than two dozen features, she has unflinchingly confronted the collective trauma at the heart of 20th-century Europe.
Feb 14, 2019 · The Agnès Varda of Hungary: Márta Mészáros. At almost 90, she's got a brain still buzzing with daring film projects and strong opinions. We spoke with the cult Hungarian director Márta Mészáros on being the first woman to win the Golden Bear, the war between the sexes, and more...
Oct 7, 2021 · Born in Hungary, Márta Mészáros grew up in the Soviet Union where her father disappeared in the Stalinist purges shortly before her mother died. Márta was placed in a Soviet orphanage and only returned to her native Hungary after WWII.
Mar 1, 2019 · The work of Hungarian filmmaker Márta Mészáros is intricately entwined with Europe’s socio-cultural history. Mészáros, born in 1931, has been making films since the 1950s, and has over 15 features, plus numerous shorts and television films to her name.
Oct 4, 2002 · Márta Mészáros is undoubtedly the most famous female Hungarian director and also one of the most significant woman directors to emerge from central Europe, alongside the Czech Republic’s Vera Chytilová and Poland’s Agnieszka Holland.
