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Péter Bacsó is a Director, Script Editor and Executive Producer Hongrois born on 6 january 1928 at Košice (Slovaquie)
Péter Bacsó (6 January 1928 – 11 March 2009) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's Valahol Európában (Somewhere in Europe) at the age of 19. He continued as a script editor and screenwriter. He graduated at the Hungarian School of Theatrical- and Film Arts in 1950. At the time he was already a familiar face in studios.
He was a successful screenwriter during the 1950s before beginning to direct films a decade later. He made his first feature film, Nyáron egyszerű in 1963. He made his most famous film, A tanú (The Witness) in 1969, but it was banned at the time and wasn't released until 1979. The film became a cult classic in Hungary; it is a political satire about the early-1950s Communist regime.
Bacsó later continued to make mostly political and satirical films, for a wider audience. He made various genre films, trying his hand in musicals, comedies, etc. He continued filmmaking up to his later years, however his last two films were generally dismissed by critics and the public alike as badly written and low quality works. His 2001 film Hamvadó cigarettavég (Smouldering Cigarette) was a biopic of Hungarian actress and singer Katalin Karády. His 2008 film Virtually a Virgin was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Nationality Hongrie
Birth 6 january 1928 at Košice (Slovaquie)
Death 11 march 2009 (at 81 years)
Awards Kossuth Prize
Birth 6 january 1928 at Košice (Slovaquie)
Death 11 march 2009 (at 81 years)
Awards Kossuth Prize
After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's Valahol Európában (Somewhere in Europe) at the age of 19. He continued as a script editor and screenwriter. He graduated at the Hungarian School of Theatrical- and Film Arts in 1950. At the time he was already a familiar face in studios.
He was a successful screenwriter during the 1950s before beginning to direct films a decade later. He made his first feature film, Nyáron egyszerű in 1963. He made his most famous film, A tanú (The Witness) in 1969, but it was banned at the time and wasn't released until 1979. The film became a cult classic in Hungary; it is a political satire about the early-1950s Communist regime.
Bacsó later continued to make mostly political and satirical films, for a wider audience. He made various genre films, trying his hand in musicals, comedies, etc. He continued filmmaking up to his later years, however his last two films were generally dismissed by critics and the public alike as badly written and low quality works. His 2001 film Hamvadó cigarettavég (Smouldering Cigarette) was a biopic of Hungarian actress and singer Katalin Karády. His 2008 film Virtually a Virgin was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Filmography of Péter Bacsó (12 films)
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Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
, 1h48Directed by Péter Bacsó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Dorottya Udvaros, Zoltán Bezerédy, András Kern, Lajos Őze
Rating73%
Budapest. 1951. Chanteuse et comédienne, d'origine juive aristocratique, Lucy est considérée comme une "ennemie de classe". Elle est donc déportée dans un camp de travail agricole afin d'y être "rééduquée". Pour l'intimider, on l'enferme même dans une cellule réservée aux condamnés à mort. Son univers se limitera à des relations forcées avec un commissaire de police, le secrétaire du Parti, un instituteur et quelques autres détenus issus de son propre milieu social, comme le baron Samoday.
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980)
, 1h51Directed by Péter Bacsó
Genres Drama
Actors Derek Jacobi, Judy Winter, Tomas Bolme, Helena Brodin, Kjell Bergqvist, Marianne Aminoff
Rating56%
The Witness (1979)
, 1h45Directed by Péter Bacsó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Őze, Zoltán Fábri, György Kézdy
Rating85%
The film features József Pelikán as a single father who previously participated in the WW2 communist movement of Hungary, but is now working at a dike. He meets an old friend from the underground communist movement, Zoltán Dániel, now a government official who fishes at the Danube, near the dike. Dániel falls in the river, and Pelikán rescues him and invites him to his home. The ÁVH receive a report stating Pelikán committed an illegal act of slaughtering a pig for food. Dániel tries to save him, but accidentally opens a hidden door to the basement, where all the pork had been hidden. Pelikán is taken to prison and later released, due to the "will of the higher command". Comrade Virág gives various assignments to Pelikán such as being the CEO of a swimming pool, an amusement park, and an orange-research facility; all to cause Pelikán to be the witness in a show trial against Zoltán Dániel. Before the trial they present Pelikán with testimony he must memorize, but Pelikán decides to tell the truth. He is thrown back in prison as a reprisal. While awaiting hanging, the political climate changes and he is released and meets Comrade Virág who has lost all his former power and influence.
Scriptwriter
Virtually a Virgin (2008)
, 1h30Directed by Péter Bacsó
Genres Drama
Actors György Cserhalmi
Roles Writer
Rating54%
Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
, 1h48Directed by Péter Bacsó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Dorottya Udvaros, Zoltán Bezerédy, András Kern, Lajos Őze
Roles Writer
Rating73%
Budapest. 1951. Chanteuse et comédienne, d'origine juive aristocratique, Lucy est considérée comme une "ennemie de classe". Elle est donc déportée dans un camp de travail agricole afin d'y être "rééduquée". Pour l'intimider, on l'enferme même dans une cellule réservée aux condamnés à mort. Son univers se limitera à des relations forcées avec un commissaire de police, le secrétaire du Parti, un instituteur et quelques autres détenus issus de son propre milieu social, comme le baron Samoday.
The Witness (1979)
, 1h45Directed by Péter Bacsó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Őze, Zoltán Fábri, György Kézdy
Roles Ecrivain
Rating85%
The film features József Pelikán as a single father who previously participated in the WW2 communist movement of Hungary, but is now working at a dike. He meets an old friend from the underground communist movement, Zoltán Dániel, now a government official who fishes at the Danube, near the dike. Dániel falls in the river, and Pelikán rescues him and invites him to his home. The ÁVH receive a report stating Pelikán committed an illegal act of slaughtering a pig for food. Dániel tries to save him, but accidentally opens a hidden door to the basement, where all the pork had been hidden. Pelikán is taken to prison and later released, due to the "will of the higher command". Comrade Virág gives various assignments to Pelikán such as being the CEO of a swimming pool, an amusement park, and an orange-research facility; all to cause Pelikán to be the witness in a show trial against Zoltán Dániel. Before the trial they present Pelikán with testimony he must memorize, but Pelikán decides to tell the truth. He is thrown back in prison as a reprisal. While awaiting hanging, the political climate changes and he is released and meets Comrade Virág who has lost all his former power and influence.
A Very Moral Night (1977)
, 1h50Directed by Károly Makk
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Margit Makay, Carla Romanelli, György Cserhalmi, Edit Soós, Lajos Balázsovits
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Jenő Kelepei est un étudiant pauvre mais heureux : la tenancière d'une maison de tolérance et ses pensionnaires l'ont prise sous leur protection. Lorsque sa vieille mère arrive en ville, celles-ci, pour dissimuler la réalité, transforme la maison de plaisirs en pension de famille...
Love (1971)
, 1h35Directed by Károly Makk
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Actors Mari Törőcsik, Iván Darvas
Roles Ecrivain
Rating78%
L'histoire se déroule en 1953 pendant les purges du régime autoritaire de Rákosi. Deux femmes, la mère et sa belle-fille, sont tendrement liées par l'amour qu'elles portent au même homme. Un contexte historique, une tension universelle entre deux êtres composent la toile de fond d'un propos sur la fonction "imaginante", la capacité mentale et la nécessité sociale de se faire son cinéma.
The Brute (1961)
, 1h36Directed by Zoltán Fábri
Genres Drama
Actors Ferenc Bessenyei
Roles Script Editor
Rating68%
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
, 2hDirected by Zoltán Fábri
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Dezső Garas, János Görbe, Tibor Molnár, László Márkus, János Koltai, Zoltán Gera
Roles Writer
Rating78%
Spring 1944. Nazi officers want to organize a football match for Hitler's birthday, in which Germans would play against Hungarian labour servicemen of war. They call for the famous Hungarian footballer, Ónódi, and order him to organize a team. Ónódi accepts, but in turn demands extra food, a ball with which he and his team can train before the match, and asks that they be allowed to concentrate on training before the match and not work. The Germans accept all the demands, but recommend Ónódi not include any Jews in his team. However, Ónódi can't organize the team only from his company, because only 8 out of 98 Hungarian labour servicemen can play football. Therefore Ónódi recruits players from the other company. One of the players is Steiner, who is a Jew and can't play football. He lied to Ónódi because he was afraid to die. During training the footballers subdue the Hungarian corporal guarding them and try to escape. They are soon recaptured and told they will now face probable death penalty. However, the Hungarian officer orders the Hungarian team to still play the match. At the beginning of the match Ónódi and his team are discouraged, as the Germans easily score three goals. The Hungarians succeed in scoring one goal and the first half ends 3-1 in favour of Germany. At the interval the Hungarian commander tells the Hungarian players that they might not be executed if they lose the match. The Hungarians refuse to believe this. At the beginning of the second half they score three goals. As a result, during the match, they are executed by the Germans.
Sweet Anna (1958)
, 1h24Directed by Zoltán Fábri
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Actors Mari Törőcsik, Mária Mezei, Anna Báró, Hilda Gobbi, Zoltán Gera
Roles Writer
Rating73%
Budapest, fin juillet 1919. La brève période de la République des conseils s'achève dans le sang. Son chef, le communiste Béla Kun, est chassé du pouvoir par l'armée roumaine et l'armée nationaliste de l'amiral Miklós Horthy. La famille du Conseiller ministériel Vizy respire désormais. Mais l'obsession de Madame Vizy, c'est l'arrivée d'une nouvelle bonne : sera-t-elle aussi compréhensive, appliquée et obéissante qu'elle le souhaite ? Anna laisse d'abord une excellente impression : bien élevée et catholique de surcroît. Petit à petit, le miracle opère. « Alors commença pour eux une existence idyllique dont ils sentaient en permanence le goût dans la bouche. L'impossible s'était réalisé, ils avaient mis la main sur la bonne, la vraie, celle dont ils avaient rêvé. » Mais, leur neveu, Jancsi, attiré par Anna, la séduit puis la délaisse. Anna doit avorter. Enfin, la maîtresse de maison, possessive et hystérique, s'oppose à la perspective d'un mariage d'Anna. Advient alors l'imprévisible : cette bonne, si douce et si laborieuse, commet, à la stupéfaction générale, un meurtre horrible. Dans la nuit du 28 au 29 mai 1921, Anna transperce le corps de ses maîtres de plusieurs coups de couteau.
It Happened in Europe (1947)
, 1h44Directed by Géza von Radványi
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Miklós Gábor, György Bárdy
Roles Script Editor
Rating75%
1944. Quelque part au bord du Danube. Des enfants, victimes de drames terribles, surgissent d'un peu partout. Ils maraudent pour vivre et mènent une existence à moitié sauvage, craignant autant leurs semblables que les adultes... Ils forment, petit à petit, une bande de "pillards" régie par la loi du plus fort. Les paysans les chassent à coup de fusil, les forces de l'ordre essayent de les maîtriser. Afin de leur échapper, la bande de gosses finit par se réfugier dans un château habité par un chef d'orchestre retranché du monde... D'abord malmené, le musicien parviendra à gagner leur confiance.