Lajos Koltai

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  • Date of Birth: 02 April, 1946
  • Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
  • Biography: Lajos Koltai, ASC, HSC, (born April 2, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian cinematographer and film director best known for his work with legendary Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, and Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000 for his work on the film Malèna.

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NEW YORK -- Lajos Koltai has come on board to helm "Spider Dance," a period drama set in 19th century Australia. The director fills a spot that had previously been mentioned for "Duchess" director Saul Dibb, who had been presented... ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Gyuri Kves (Marcell Nagy), a 14 year old Hungarian jewish boy whose father (Jnos Bn) has been ordered to report to a forced-labour camp in 1944 Budapest, follows a well meaning neighbour's advice and travels by bus rather than ... Full Article

A Focus Features release of a Hart Sharp Entertainment production, in association with Twins Financing.Produced by Jeffrey Sharp.Executive producers, Jill Footlick, Michael Hogan, Robert Kessel, Susan Minot, Michael Cunningham. ... Full Article

Lajos Koltai is in final negotiations to direct the screen adaptation of Susan Minot's best-selling novel "Evening" Lajos Koltai is in final talks to take the director seat of the upcoming film " Evening ." ... Full Article

The poster for Fateless (Sorstalansg ) says it dares to aestheticize the concentration camp experience. Its true that the movie eschews the vigorous tragic accents of Sophies Choice , Diary of Anne Frank , or Schindlers List , with their... ... Full Article

Holocaust movies that are not documentaries too often seek to elicit pathos by piggybacking on one of the great tragedies of history. It seems a bit of a cheat. Other films have laboriously to build up sympathy for their characters; ... Full Article

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