Mephisto
An ambitious and gifted actor, a driven and unscrupulous politician, a formidable ideological distortion mechanism. With ‘Mephisto’, István Szabó said something fundamental about power, politics and art in central Europe. "Mephisto" is based on the novel "Mefisto" (1936), penned by Klaus Mann (1906-1949), the eldest son of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann.
The film won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Best Screenplay Award in Cannes and the FIPRESCI Prize, among many others.
Auhinnad ja festivalid / Awards and selections:
1981 – Cannes Film Festival – Jury’s Prize for the Screenplay, FIPRESCI Prize
1982 – Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film
1982 – Rome Film Festival – ‘David di Donatello’ for Best Foreign Film,
Best Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer)
1982 – London Film Critics’ Circle Awards - Foreign Language Film of the Year
István Szabó (b. 1938)
Selected: Apa (Father, 1966), Szerelmesfilm (Love Film, 1970), Tűzoltó utca 25. (25 Fireman's Street, 1973), Budapesti mesék (Budapest Tales, 1976), Reld ezredes (Colonel Redl, 1985), Hanussen (1988), Édes Emma, drága Böbe (Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe, 1992), A napfény íze (1999, Päikesepaiste, PÖFF 2000), Taking Sides (Pooli valides, PÖFF 2001), Zárójelentés (Lõppsõna, PÖFF 2020)
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