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Judit Elek
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Judit Elek

Hungarian film director
November 10, 1937 (87 years old)

To Speak the Unspeakable: The Message of Elie Wiesel

V.O.: Mondani a mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel üzenete
Hongr. 1996. Documentary by Judit Elek. Jewish writer Elie Wiezel returns to his hometown in Romania, then to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he almost died at the hands of the Nazis.
Runtime: 108 min.

L'Éveil

V.O.: Ébredés
Hongr. 1995. Drama by Judit Elek with Andras Kern, Judit Hernadi. In 1952, in Budapest, a young Jewish girl, whose worker father has been called to the regions, lives in a vast apartment with various guests and the ghost of her mother.
Runtime: 110 min.

Memoirs of a River

V.O.: Tutajosok
Hongr. 1989. Court drama by Judit Elek with Sandor Gaspar, Pal Hetenyi, Franciszek Pieczka. In the 1880s, a peaceful Hungarian Jewish community is shaken by the murder of a young girl.
Runtime: 147 min.

Maria's Day

V.O.: Mária-nap
Hongr. 1984. Drama by Judit Elek with Edit Handel, Eva Igo, Sándor Szabo. In the mid-19th century, a young bride's birthday marks a turning point for a Hungarian aristocratic family.
Runtime: 114 min.

Maybe Tomorrow

V.O.: Majd holnap
Hongr. 1979. Sentimental drama by Judit Elek with Judit Meszléry, Andor Lukats, Eszter Szakács. A man and a woman in love are married to other partners.
Runtime: 105 min.

A Commonplace Story

V.O.: Egyszerű történet
Hongr. 1975. Documentary by Judit Elek.
Runtime: 100 min.

A Hungarian Village

V.O.: Istenmezeje
Hongr. 1974. Documentary by Judit Elek.
Runtime: 78 min.

La Dame de Constantinople

V.O.: Sziget a szarazfoldon
Hongr. 1969. Psychological drama by Judit Elek with Manyi Kiss. The tribulations of an elderly lady who is forced to abandon the apartment where she has spent her whole life.
Runtime: 76 min.

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