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Marta Meszaros Biography (1931-)

Born September 19, 1931, in Budapest, Hungary (one source says Kispest, Hungary); daughter of Laszlo Meszaros (a sculptor); married Laszlo Karda (a filmmaker), 1957 (divorced, 1959); married Miklos Jancso (a director), 1960 (divorced, 1973); married Jan Nowicki (an actor); children: (second marriage) two sons, one daughter. Addresses: Contact: c/o MAFILM Studio, Lumumba utca174, 1149 Budapest, Hungary.

Gender

Female

Occupation

Director, screenwriter

Birth Details

September 19, 1931

Budapest, Hungary

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• ... es ujtra mosolyognak (short film; title means "Smiling Again"), 1954 Albertfalvai tortenet (short film; title means "A History of Albertfalva"), 1955
• Tul a Kalvin teren (short film; title means "Beyond the Square"),1955 Mindennapi tortenetek (short film; title means "Everyday Stories"), 1955
• Orszagutak vandora (short film; title means "Wandering on Highways"), 1956
• Sa zimbeasca toti copii (short film; also known as All the Children Should Smile), 1957
• Femeile zilelor noastre (short film), 1958
• Popas in tabara de vara (short film; also known as Rest of theSummer Camp), 1958
• Schimbul de miine (short film; also known as Tomorrow's Shift), 1959
• Az Elet megy tovabb (short film; title means "Life Goes On"), 1959
• Az Eladas muveszete (short film; also known as The Art of Salesmanship), 1960
• Riport egy TSZ-elnokrol (short film; title means "Report on the Chairman of a Farmers' Cooperative"; also known as Egy TSz elnokrol), 1960
• Az Oszibarack termesztese, 1960
• Rajtunk is mulik (short film; title means "It Depends on Us, Too ... "), 1960
• Szivdobogas (short film; title means "Heartbeat"), 1961
• Vasarhelyi szinek (short film; title means "Colors of Vasarhely"),1961
• Danulon gyartas (short film; title means "Danulon Production"), 1961
• A Szar es a gyoker fejlodese (short film; title means "The Development of the Stalk and the Root"), 1961
• Tornyai Janos (short film), 1962
• Gyermekek, konyvek (short film; title means "Children, Books"), 1962 Kamaszvaros (short film; title means "A Town in the Awkward Age"),1962
• Nagyuzemi tojastermeles (short film; title means "Mass Productionof Eggs"), 1962
• A Labda varasza (short film; title means "The Spell of the Ball"),1962
• 1963. julius 27. szombat (short film; title means "Saturday, 7 27,1963 1963
• Munka vagy hivatas? (short film; title means "Work or Profession?"), 1963
• Szeretet (short film; title means "Care and Affection"), 1963
• Festok varosa--Szentendre (short film; title means "Szentendre--Town of Painters"), 1964
• Bobita (short film; title means "Blow-Ball"), 1964
• Kialto (short film; title means "Proclamation"), 1964
• 15 perc--15 evrol (short film; title means "Fifteen Minutes on Fifteen Years"), 1965
• Borsos Miklos (short film), 1966
• Harangok varosa--Veszprem (short film; title means "Veszprem--Townof Bells"), 1966
• Eltavozott nap, MAFILM Studio, 1968 released in the United Statesas The Girl (also known as The Day Has Gone), 1972
• A Holdudvar (also known as Binding Sentiments and Binding Ties), MAFILM Studio, 1968
• Meszaros Laszlo emlekere (short film; title means "In Memory of Laszlo Meszaros"), 1968
• Szep lanyok, ne sirjatok (title means "Don't Cry, Pretty Girls"),1970
• A Lorinci fonoban (short film; title means "At the Lorinc Spinnery"), 1971
• Szeptember vegen (also known as End of September), 1973
• Szabad lelegzet, Studio Hunnia, 1973 released in the United Statesas Riddance (also known as Free Breathing), New Yorker Films,1976
• (And cinematographer) Orokbefogadas, Studio Hunnia, 1975 releasedin the United States as Adoption, 1976
• Kilenc honap (also known as Nine Months), 1976
• Ok ketten (also known as The Two of Them and Women),1977
• Olyan mint otthon (also known as Just Like Home and JustLike at Home), 1978
• Utkozben (title means "On the Way"; also known as En Routeand En cours de route), 1979
• Orokseg (also known as The Heiresses and The Inheritance), 1980
• Anya es leanya (title means "Mother and Daughter"), released as Anna, Port Royal Film, and Une mere, une fille, Gaumont, all 1981
• Nema kialtas (also known as Silent Cry), MAFILM Studio, 1982
• Naplo gyermekeimnek, Budapest Filmstudio, 1982 released in the United States as Diary for My Children, New Yorker Films, 1984
• Fata Morgana Land, 1983
• Delibabok orszaga (title means "The Land of Mirages"), 1983
• Ave Maria, 1986
• Naplo szerelmeimnek (also known as Diary for My Loves and Diary for My Loved Ones), Budapest Filmstudio, 1987
• Piroska es a farkas (also known as Bye bye chaperon rouge, Bye Bye Red Riding Hood, and Contes pour tous #9), 1989
• Utinaplo (documentary), 1989
• Naplo apamnak, anyamnak (also known as Diary for My Father andMy Mother and Diary for My Parents), 1990
• A Magzat (also known as Fetus), Budapest Filmstudio, 1993
• Siodmy pokoj (also known as La settima stanza, La Septeime demeure, and The Seventh Room), 1995
• A Szerencse lanyai (also known as Cory szczescia), 1998
• Kisvilma--Az utolso naplo (also known as Little Vilna: The LastDiary), Mokep, 2000
• (And producer) A Csodalatos mandarin (short film; also known as The Miraculous Mandarin), 2001
• Also directed Harom datum.
• Television Director
• Movies
• Edith es Marlene, Magyar TV 8, 1992
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• World of Film, PBS, 1993
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Eltavozott nap, MAFILM Studio, 1968 released in the United Statesas The Girl (also known as The Day Has Gone), 1972
• A Holdudvar (also known as Binding Sentiments and Binding Ties), MAFILM Studio, 1968
• Szeptember vegen (also known as End of September), 1973
• Szabad lelegzet, Studio Hunnia, 1973 released in the United Statesas Riddance (also known as Free Breathing), New Yorker Films,1976
• (With Gyula Hernadi and Ferenc Grunwalsky) Orokbefogadas, Studio Hunnia, 1975 released in the United States as Adoption, 1976
• Kilenc honap (also known as Nine Months), 1976
• Ok ketten (also known as The Two of Them and Women),1977
• Utkozben (title means "On the Way"; also known as En Routeand En cours de route), 1979
• Orokseg (also known as The Heiresses and The Inheritance), 1980
• (With Hernadi) Anya es leanya (title means "Mother and Daughter"),released as Anna, Port Royal Film, and Une mere, une fille, Gaumont, all 1981
• Nema kialtas (also known as Silent Cry), MAFILM Studio, 1982
• Naplo gyermekeimnek, Budapest Filmstudio, 1982 released in the United States as Diary for My Children, New Yorker Films, 1984
• Fata Morgana Land, 1983
• (With Eva Pataki) Naplo szerelmeimnek (also known as Diary forMy Loves and Diary for My Loved Ones), Budapest Filmstudio, 1987
• Piroska es a farkas (also known as Bye bye chaperon rouge, Bye Bye Red Riding Hood, and Contes pour tous #9), 1989
• Naplo apamnak, anyamnak (also known as Diary for My Father andMy Mother and Diary for My Parents), 1990
• A Magzat (also known as Fetus), Budapest Filmstudio, 1993
• Siodmy pokoj (also known as La settima stanza, La Septeime demeure, and The Seventh Room), 1995
• A Szerencse lanyai (also known as Cory szczescia), 1998
• Kisvilma--Az utolso naplo (also known as Little Vilna: The LastDiary), Mokep, 2000
• A Csodalatos mandarin (adapted from a work by Menyhert Lengyel; short; also known as The Miraculous Mandarin), 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
• Portuges, Catherine, Screen Memories: The Hungarian Cinema of Marta Meszaros, 1993
• Women Filmmakers and Their Films, St. James Press, 1998

Periodicals

• Film Comment, November-December, 1984
• Film Quarterly, fall, 1980, p. 21
• Monthly Film Bulletin, June, 1985
• New York Times, October 28, 1984 October 31, 1984
• Village Voice, November 6, 1984