Critical Writing Index

An Interview With Istvan Szabo

by Ioan Davies

CineAction, Winter 1987, no. 11, pp. 67 - 72

Davies talks extensively with Szabo about his place in the film industry internationally. Szabo is a Middle-Eastern-European who is interested in addressing human qualities. He explores human stories from the world around him saying that "...making movies about other worlds should be left to those who know them." This philosphy seems to allow him to focus on the people he tells stories about as well as stress the importance of the actors performance. Within this focus Szabo is also interested in the human quest for security, not only within his films but in life. His process involves a very simple approach with the intentions of using this approach to communicate to an audience.

ITEM 1987.038 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Colonel RedlIstvan Szabo

MephistoIstvan Szabo

The FatherIstvan Szabo

Confidence (Truth)Istvan Szabo

Age of DreamingIstvan Szabo

Love FilmIstvan Szabo

Tales about BudapestIstvan Szabo