Focus: Judit Elek
Overview of films
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Maria’s Day
Judit Elek | 120' | Hungary |
A day in the death of one of Hungary’s most illustrious families, incomparable in its raw neediness. -
Maybe Tomorrow
Judit Elek | 104' | Hungary |
A couple in love, but married to other partners. Harsh words, grainy views and tired promises. -
Memories of a River
Judit Elek | 147' | France |
A disturbingly sober presentation of the last trial in the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy rooted in antisemitism. -
On the Field of God in 1972-73
Judit Elek | 78' | Hungary |
Part one of Judit Elek’s documentary about Istenmezején, where young women are reduced to a life of chores. -
To Speak the Unspeakable – The Message of Elie Wiesel
Judit Elek | 105' | France |
A key Holocaust recall and documentary journey with writer/activist/academic Elie Wiesel. -
Tamás Cseh: The First Photo
Judit Elek | 37' | Hungary |
A television documentary about legendary singer/composer/actor Tamás Cseh. -
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins
Judit Elek | 127' | Hungary |
Dramatisation of the 1794-95 trial against priest and agitator Ignác Martinovics. A visually austere allegory about Hungarian history. -
Visszatérés – Retrace (digital director’s cut)
Judit Elek | 86' | Hungary |
A Jewish-Hungarian immigrant returns to the world she left behind in this mosaic of reckoning and remembrance. -
We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light
Judit Elek | 34' | Hungary |
A smart, sharp television documentary about the reality of the work of miners.