FILM DIRECTOR

Márta Mészáros

1931 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Márta Mészáros is the 369th most popular film director (down from 297th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 175th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Márta Mészáros ranks 369 out of 2,041Before her are Chris Sanders, Lotte Reiniger, Alexandre Astruc, Veit Harlan, Édouard Molinaro, and Leos Carax. After her are Walerian Borowczyk, Giuseppe De Santis, Jan de Bont, Merian C. Cooper, Juan Antonio Bardem, and Raúl Ruiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Márta Mészáros ranks 128Before her are Ole-Johan Dahl, Augusto Boal, Ermanno Olmi, Masaaki Hatsumi, Dean Smith, and Barbara Eden. After her are Gunnel Lindblom, Antonella Lualdi, Mwai Kibaki, Lucian Mureșan, Haya Harareet, and John Charles.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Márta Mészáros ranks 214 out of 1,077Before her are Andrea Kékesy (1926), Mihály Zichy (1827), Ferenc Deák (1922), László Szabó (1917), Joseph Kosma (1905), and Géza Anda (1921). After her are Josef Dobrovský (1753), Ferenc Gyulay (1799), Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851), Imre Schlosser (1889), Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930), and Teddy Kollek (1911).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Márta Mészáros ranks 6Before her are Michael Curtiz (1886), István Szabó (1938), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Béla Tarr (1955), and Adolph Zukor (1873). After her are Ladislao Vajda (1906), Andre DeToth (1913), Ján Kadár (1918), Zoltán Fábri (1917), László Benedek (1905), and Ildikó Enyedi (1955).