Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1949) Winner
Béla Balázs
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Béla Balázs
Aliases:
Herbert Béla Bauer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1884-08-04 （Szeged）
- Died
- 1949-05-17 （Budapest (Jósefváros)） age 64
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Budapest → Vienna → Germany → Soviet Union
Career
- Occupations
- Film theorist, Film critic, Screenwriter, Writer, Poet
- Active Years
- 1921-1947
- Affiliations
- Sonntagskreis
- Influenced By
- György Lukács, Arnold Hauser
- Influenced
- Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eötvös Collegium | — | Hungarian and German | — | — | Hungary |
Eötvös Collegium
Hungarian and German
Country:
Hungary
Studied after moving to Budapest in 1902
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian government | 受賞 |
Kossuth Prize
1949
Organization:
Hungarian government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bluebeard's Castle
1918 Opera librettoLibretto for Bartók's opera
HorrorLove
The Wooden Prince
1916 Ballet scenarioBallet scenario for Kodály and Bartók
Fantasy
Der sichtbare Mensch (The Visible Man)
1924 Film theory bookFoundational work on film as language theory
Formalism
Mantel der Träume (The Cloak of Dreams)
1922 Chinese fairy talesCollection of strange Chinese fairy tales
FantasyHorror
Theory of the Film
1949 Film theory bookPosthumously published film theory
Film aesthetics
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Formalist film theoryPoetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- Visual languageDreams
Legacy
Known as Hungarian film theorist; awards named after him
In Popular Culture
- Béla Balázs Award established
Trivia
- Jewish Hungarian
- Exiled in Soviet Union