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In memoriam László Mészáros

In memoriam László Mészáros

Mészáros László emlékére

Márta Mészáros | Hungary | 1969 | 14' |

| IFFR 2025

A tribute from a daughter to her father. László Mészáros, a man from humble origins, was a promising sculptor in 1930s Hungary. As a dedicated socialist, he migrated with his family to the USSR in 1935. Three years later, he was arrested on false charges, throwing his destiny into dispute. When Márta Mészáros’ mother died giving birth, she found herself alone in the world, and far from home.

– Olaf Möller

Also in this combined programme

Márta Mészáros – Portrait einer ungarischen Filmregisseurin
Focus: Katja Raganelli
A multivocal portrait of the filmmaker during the shooting of Útközben (1979).
Bóbita
Focus: Katja Raganelli
A young waif roams Budapest streets in one of Márta Mészáros’ early poetic shorts.
At the Lőrinc Spinnery
Focus: Katja Raganelli
Women at work in the Lőrinc spinning mill, a scene Mészáros would later return to.