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László Nemes

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Also known as Laszlo Nemes, László Nemes Jeles, Laszlo Nemes Jeles

Hungarian filmmaker

Person · Open Library

Born
1920
Works
4

Top works

  • Menekülők
  • Gyávaság
  • Egyetlen édes életűnk
  • Hérosztrátoszok kora

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Film & TV

Directing · Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic [now Hungary]

László Nemes (born February 18, 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film Son of Saul was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. Nemes was born in Budapest, Hungary, but grew up in Paris. He is the son of film director András Jeles. He got interested in filmmaking at an early age, when he made horror…

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United States

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
12
Total plays
19

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Key facts

Born
Nemes Jeles László , ( 1977-02-18 ) 18 February 1977 (age 49) , Budapest , Hungary
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter
Years active
1999-present

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Encyclopedic overview

László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; Hungarian: [ˈnɛmɛʃ ˈjɛlɛʃ ˈlaːsloː]; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian filmmaker. His films usually explore Jewish social and political resistance in 20th century Hungary, featuring long takes and meticulously dressed historical sets.

He is most known for his debut feature film Son of Saul (2015), which won the Grand Prix at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and Hungary's second Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “László Nemes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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