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Miklós Jancsó

Born
Sep 27, 1921 · Aged 92
Died
Jan 31, 2014
Place of birth
Vác, Hungary
Gender
Male
Movie credits
13
TV credits
0
Directing credits
60
Also known as (8)
  • Jancsó Miklós
  • Миклош Янчо
  • 米克洛什·扬索
  • 미클로시 얀초
  • 미클로슈 얀초
  • 미클로스 얀크소
  • 얀초 미클로시
  • 얀초 미클로슈

Biography

Miklós Jancsó (27 September 1921 – 31 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence from the mid-1960s onwards, with works including The Round Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, 1967) and Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, 1971).  Jancsó's films are characterized by visual stylization, elegantly choreographed shots, long takes, historical periods, rural settings, and a lack of psychoanalyzing. A frequent theme of his films is the abuse of power. His works are often allegorical commentaries on Hungary under…