Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1973) Winner
Miklós Jancsó
ミクローシュ・ヤンチョー
Mikorōshu Yanchō
Aliases:
Jancsó Miklós
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-09-27 （Vác）
- Died
- 2014-01-31 （Budapest） age 92
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Vác, Hungary → Budapest, Hungary → Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Film director, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor
- Active Years
- 1950-2014
- Affiliations
- Honorary Professor at University of Theatre and Film Arts, Harvard University affiliate
- Memberships
- Member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts
- Influenced By
- Zsigmond Móricz, Gyula Hernádi
- Influenced
- Béla Tarr
- Nominations
- 5 nominations for Cannes Best Director
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pécs / Babeș-Bolyai University | — | Faculty of Law | 法学学位 | 1940年代 | Hungary |
| Academy of Theatre and Film Arts | — | Film Directing | 映画監督ディプロマ | 戦後 | Hungary |
University of Pécs / Babeș-Bolyai University
Faculty of Law
Degree:
法学学位
Period:
1940年代
Year of Graduation:
1944
Country:
Hungary
Studied law, art history, ethnography
Academy of Theatre and Film Arts
Film Directing
Degree:
映画監督ディプロマ
Period:
戦後
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Hungary
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Cannes Film Festival Best Director | Red Psalm | — | Cannes Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian Government | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Cannes Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement | — | — | Venice Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Best Foreign Film | The Red and the White | — | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | 受賞 |
Cannes Film Festival Best Director
1972
Work:
Red Psalm
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Kossuth Prize
1973
Organization:
Hungarian Government
Result:
受賞
Lifetime Achievement Award
1979
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement
1990
Organization:
Venice Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Best Foreign Film
1968
Work:
The Red and the White
Organization:
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Round-Up
1966 Historical DramaSet after the 1848 Hungarian uprising, depicts interrogation of rebels in a camp on the Hungarian plain.
Abuse of powerHistorical rebellion
The Red and the White
1967 War DramaAnti-heroic depiction of senseless brutality in Russian Civil War on Hungarian plains.
Senselessness of warBrutality
Red Psalm
1971 Historical DramaSymbolic depiction of late 19th-century peasant uprising with long takes and choreography.
UprisingSymbolism
Cantata
1963 DramaBudapest surgeon revisits rural roots, appreciating both city and country life.
Nature vs. cityIdentity
My Way Home
1965 War DramaHungarian deserter befriends dying Russian soldier during WWII.
Friendship in warPOW
Bibliography
- The Bells Have Gone to Rome (1958)
- Cantata (1963)
- My Way Home (1965)
- The Round-Up (1966)
- The Red and the White (1967)
- Silence and Cry (1968)
- The Confrontation (1969)
- Winter Wind (1969)
- Red Psalm (1971)
- Electra, My Love (1974)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Long takesChoreographed visualsSymbolism
- Recurring Motifs
- Abuse of powerHistorical eventsRural settingsNudity and rituals
Health
-
Lung cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Hungarian master filmmaker known for long takes and historical allegories on power. Cannes Best Director winner and lifetime honors.
Academic Societies
- Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts
In Popular Culture
- Praised by Béla Tarr as greatest Hungarian director
Trivia
- Mother of Romanian descent
- WWII POW experience
- Supported cannabis legalization