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Also known as Miklos Jancsó, Jancsó Miklós, Miklos Jancso, Jancso Miklos

Hungarian film director and screenwriter (1921–2014)

Person · Open Library

Born
1921
Died
2014
Works
0

Top works

  • Tanulmány a váltóláz parasitáiról

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Australia
Active from
1967-01-13

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Listeners
2
Total plays
13

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Key facts

Born
( 1921-09-27 ) 27 September 1921, Vác , Hungary
Died
31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) (aged 92), Budapest , Hungary
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor
Years active
1950–2014
Spouse s
Katalin Wowesznyi (1949–1958), Márta Mészáros (1958–1968), Zsuzsa Csákány (1981–2014; his death)
Children
Dávid Jancsó

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Encyclopedic overview

Miklós Jancsó ( Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈjɒnt͡ʃoː]; 27 September 1921 – 31 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, 1967), and Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, 1971).

Jancsó's films are characterized by long takes, historical and/or rural settings, and the recurring theme of the abuse of power. His works are often allegorical commentaries on Hungary under Communism and Soviet occupation, although some critics prefer to stress the universal dimensions of Jancsó's explorations. Towards the end of the 1960s and especially into the 1970s, Jancsó's work became increasingly stylized and overtly symbolic.

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