Early Life
Dezso Magyar Born December 4, 1938 in Szolnok, Hungary.
At High School Graduation
Dezso graduated from
High School in 1957.
At High School Graduation
He obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Elte University, Budapest in 1964. During his university years he supported himself by leading his own jazz orchestra.
Leading his orchestra
He obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Elte University, Budapest in 1964. During his university years he supported himself by leading his own jazz orchestra.
Leading his orchestra
He then studied and received his MFA in Film Directing at the Hungarian Film and Television University in 1969.
He then studied and received his MFA in Film Directing at the Hungarian Film and Television University in 1969.
Dezso Shooting Student Film
Dezso Shooting Student Film
After film school, Magyar wrote and directed controversial Hungarian films (Agitators, Expedition Punitive) which were, nonetheless, recognized and won prizes at international film festivals (Cannes, Oberhausen, Locarno), and today are considered influential classics of Hungarian cinema.
After film school, Magyar wrote and directed controversial Hungarian films (Agitators, Expedition Punitive) which were, nonetheless, recognized and won prizes at international film festivals (Cannes, Oberhausen, Locarno), and today are considered influential classics of Hungarian cinema.
Agitators
Expedition Punitive
Agitators
Expedition Punitive
The controversies surrounding his films in Hungary, which was a repressive country at the time, forced Magyar to leave his country and immigrate to the United States in 1972. In the US, after the necessary difficult time of assimilation (new language, collaborators, family, everything new), Magyar continued his film making career.
The controversies surrounding his films in Hungary, which was a repressive country at the time, forced Magyar to leave his country and immigrate to the United States in 1972. In the US, after the necessary difficult time of assimilation (new language, collaborators, family, everything new), Magyar continued his film making career.
