Istvan Szabo

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Istvan Szabo - what members say

Taking Sides review by barbi from Salisbury,UK

Can you sit on the fence? 16 March 2007
...w on the bonus disc with Ken Adam, who also worked on the early Bond films) and Istvan Szabo always has his own take on events. However, I didn't find myself drawn towards... Read customer review

Father review by Prora from

Szabo has always been one of my heroes 1 October 2011
...I have been a great admirer of Istvan Szabo for many years (even if I have problems spelling his name at times) and this early film of his is no exception. The story of the... Read customer review

Shem (2003)
Starring: Caroline Roboh, Asier Newman, Cyrielle Clair
Director: Caroline Roboh
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Disillusioned by his Jewish roots and meaningless life, young Londoner Daniel (Ash Newman) embarks on an unforgettable journey throughout Europe on a quest to find his great grandfather's grave. From city to city, Daniel encounters an exciting myriad of events, finding his true self along the way.

38% from 5 members
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Taking Sides on DVD (2001)
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Moritz Bleibtreu
Director: Istvan Szabo
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Istvan Szabo (SUNSHINE) brings this intense and thought-provoking film to the screen with his signature vibrant photography, precise rendering of period details, and strong direction of powerful actors. Here, Harvey Keitel plays Major Steve Arnold, a gruff and rude American sent to Berlin just ..read more »

64% from 338 members

Colonel Redl on DVD (1984)
Starring: Jan Niklas, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director: Istvan Szabo
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The second film in the trilogy made by director Istvan Szabo and actor Klaus Maria Brandauer -- hammocked between Mephisto and Hanussen -- Colonel Redl continues Mephisto's fascination with a man overwhelmed by history. In that film, Brandauer played an actor who tried to ignore the rise of the ..read more »

70% from 262 members

Mephisto on DVD (1981)
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildiko Bansagi
Director: Istvan Szabo
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Based on Klaus Mann's novel, Mephisto details the rise of a Faustian character who figuratively sells his soul in exchange for greatness. Hendrik Hofgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer, offering an electric performance) is the star of a state-funded theater department who tires of his job. Like his friends, ..read more »

71% from 777 members

Father on DVD (1966)
Starring: Andras Balint, Miklos Gabor, Daniel Erdely
Director: Istvan Szabo
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In FATHER (APA), Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo invests a great deal of poetry and warmth in a story that, in lesser hands, might have become a wallow in bathos. After his father is killed in World War II, a young Hungarian boy named Tako concocts a fantasy image of the parent he never really ..read more »

68% from 31 members

Shem - 2.0 stars
Taking Sides - 3.0 stars
Colonel Redl - 3.5 stars
Mephisto - 3.5 stars
Father - 3.5 stars

Mephisto - 3.5 stars
Colonel Redl - 3.5 stars
Taking Sides - 3.0 stars
Father - 3.5 stars
Shem - 2.0 stars

Shem - 2.0 stars
Father - 3.5 stars
Taking Sides - 3.0 stars
Colonel Redl - 3.5 stars
Mephisto - 3.5 stars

Klaus Maria Brandauer - 2 times - show films
Hans Christian Blech - 1 times - show films
Ildiko Bansagi - 1 times - show films
Daniel Erdely - 1 times - show films
Asier Newman - 1 times - show films

István Szabó - 2 times - show films
Caroline Roboh - 1 times - show films