János Szász

János Szász
János Szász at the 48th International Film Festival Karlovy Vary in July 2013.
Born	14 March 1958 Budapest, Hungary
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1983-present

János Szász (born 14 March 1958) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and theater director. He has directed eleven films since 1983. His film Witman fiúk was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival^[1] and was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] His 2007 film Opium: Diary of a Madwoman was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.^[3]

Szász was the Director of the American Repertory Theater Institute and a faculty member from 2001–03. He has directed numerous theatrical productions including six stagings with the American Repertory Theater.^[4]

Filmography

• Tavaszi zápor (1983)
• Escorial (1984)
• A léderer-ügy (1985)
• Utóirat (1987)
• Szédülés (1990)
• Woyzeck (1994)
• Witman fiúk (1997)
• Temetés (1998)
• A Holocaust szemei (2000)
• Ópium: Egy elmebeteg nö naplója (2007)
• The Notebook (2013)

Stage Productions at the American Repertory Theater

• Mother Courage and Her Children (2001)
• Marat/Sade (2002)
• Uncle Vanya (2002)
• Desire Under the Elms (2005)
• The Seagull (2009)
• Alice vs. Wonderland (2010)
• Nutcracker Turbo (2011)

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: The Witman Boys". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
2. "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
3. "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
4. "János Szász Biography at American Repertory Theater". www.americanrepertorytheater.org. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

External links

• János Szász at the Internet Movie Database