Judit Elek
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Judit Elek at IFFR
A Commonplace Story
Scenes from village life in '70s People's Hungary, showing young women fighting against the odds for their dreams.
104'
Hungary
IFFR 1976
Istenmezején
Hungary
IFFR 1976
Majd holnap
104'
Hungary
IFFR 1981
Martinovics
125'
Hungary
IFFR 1985
Mondani a Mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel Üzenete
105'
Hungary
IFFR 1997
The Lady from Constantinople
Scenes from the life of a lonely elderly lady in utterly bizarre situations. A masterpiece hopscotching between surrealism and cinema vérité.
76'
Hungary
IFFR 2022
After All the Dead Sing Again...
Concert documentary about a performance of Chasidic songs by composer Max/Miksa/Mihai Eisikovits.
72'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Awakening
Film à clef of Judit Elek's teenage years in 1950s Budapest, between Stalinist rule and first longings.
110'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
A Commonplace Story
Part two of Judit Elek’s Istenmezején documentary, where relationships with locals get both tighter and more ambivalent.
104'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
The Eighth Day of the Week
A former operetta diva is evicted in a tragicomedy about life never changing too much.
100'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Encounter
A man, a woman, an afternoon, a city and an unspoken hope of finding love.
23'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch
A portrait of Ernő Fisch, who managed to flee persecution and survive the Holocaust.
107'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
How Long Does Man Live?
What is a human being worth in a society that measures value by productivity?
60'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Inhabitants of Castles in Hungary in 1966
A look at the present use of several Hungarian castles and some of their former owners.
27'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
The Lady from Constantinople
Scenes from the life of a lonely elderly lady in utterly bizarre situations. A masterpiece hopscotching between surrealism and cinema vérité.
76'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Maria's Day
A day in the death of one of Hungary’s most illustrious families, incomparable in its raw neediness.
120'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Maybe Tomorrow
A couple in love, but married to other partners. Harsh words, grainy views and tired promises.
104'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Memories of a River
A disturbingly sober presentation of the last trial in the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy rooted in antisemitism.
147'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
On the Field of God in 1972-73
Part one of Judit Elek’s documentary about Istenmezején, where young women are reduced to a life of chores.
78'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
To Speak the Unspeakable – The Message of Elie Wiesel
A key Holocaust recall and documentary journey with writer/activist/academic Elie Wiesel.
105'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Tamás Cseh: The First Photo
A television documentary about legendary singer/composer/actor Tamás Cseh.
37'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins
Dramatisation of the 1794-95 trial against priest and agitator Ignác Martinovics. A visually austere allegory about Hungarian history.
127'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
Visszatérés – Retrace (digital director's cut)
A Jewish-Hungarian immigrant returns to the world she left behind in this mosaic of reckoning and remembrance.
86'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light
A smart, sharp television documentary about the reality of the work of miners.
34'
Hungary
IFFR 2023
The Lady from Constantinople
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET
79'
Hungary
P&I Selection 2022