Cinema of István Szabó

John Cunningham is the author of Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex (2005) and many other articles and essays on Eastern European and particularly Hungarian cinema. He is now retired, but most recently taught Film Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Beginnings 1. Born into the Storm 2. Growing Up, Film School and 1956 3. The Early Films: The Age of Daydreaming (Almodozasok kora); Father (Apa--egy hit naploja); Lovefilm (Szerelmesfilm) 4. The 'Budapest' Films: Films: Budapest, Why I Love It (Budapest, amiert szeretem); 25 Fireman's Street (Tuzolto utca 25); Budapest Tales (Budapesti mesek); City Map (Varosterkep) and Confidence (Bizalom) 5. Tales from Mitteleuropa: Mephisto; Colonel Redl; Hanussen 6. New Europe, New Hungary, New Problems: Meeting Venus and Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe (Edes Emma, draga Bobe) 7. 'The man who comes from somewhere else is always suspect': Sunshine 8. To Go or Stay? Taking Sides 9. Adaptations: Being Julia; Relatives; and The Door 10. The Controversy Surrounding the Events of 1957 and After 11. Szabo, Hungarian Cinema and the Question of Censorship--a Note 12. Some Conclusions Notes Filmography Bibliography Index

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