Description
Book SynopsisThe first English-language study of all Szabó's feature films and uses material from interviews with him and his collaborators
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Beginnings 1. Born into the Storm 2. Growing Up, Film School and 1956 3. The Early Films: The Age of Daydreaming (Almodozasok kora); Father (Apa--egy hit naploja); Lovefilm (Szerelmesfilm) 4. The 'Budapest' Films: Films: Budapest, Why I Love It (Budapest, amiert szeretem); 25 Fireman's Street (Tuzolto utca 25); Budapest Tales (Budapesti mesek); City Map (Varosterkep) and Confidence (Bizalom) 5. Tales from Mitteleuropa: Mephisto; Colonel Redl; Hanussen 6. New Europe, New Hungary, New Problems: Meeting Venus and Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe (Edes Emma, draga Bobe) 7. 'The man who comes from somewhere else is always suspect': Sunshine 8. To Go or Stay? Taking Sides 9. Adaptations: Being Julia; Relatives; and The Door 10. The Controversy Surrounding the Events of 1957 and After 11. Szabo, Hungarian Cinema and the Question of Censorship--a Note 12. Some Conclusions Notes Filmography Bibliography Index
