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Fateless (movie)
''Fateless'' () is a Hungarian film directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. It is based on the Autobiographical novel, semi-autobiographical novel ''Fatelessness'' by the Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertész, who also wrote the screenplay. It tells the story of a teenage boy who is sent to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. The film's music was composed by Ennio Morricone, and one of its songs was sung by Lisa Gerrard. The film is one of the most expensive ever produced in Hungary, with a cost of $12 million. The film also features British actor Daniel Craig, who plays a cameo as a United States Army sergeant. The film was screened in Hungary and Germany (at Berlinale), at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado as well as the Toronto International Film Festival. Awards and nominations * Nominated – Golden Berlin Bear – Lajos Koltai * Nominated – European Film Awards, European Film Award – Best Cinematographer – Gyula Pados * Nominated – European Film Award – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Koltai
Lajos Koltai, ASC, HSC, (born 2 April 1946) is a Hungarian cinematographer and film director, best known for his work with directors István Szabó and Giuseppe Tornatore. His work in '' Malèna'' earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Early years and career Born at the beginning of the Cold War, he became interested in film at a very young age, though in Hungary at the time, film containing subversive content was heavily censored. He shot his first short on a Super 8 film camera at the age of 14 and began to draft short scripts and turn them into movies starring friends and family. One year he won first and second prizes at a local amateur film festival, and coincidentally another young filmmaker, István Szabó, was the head of the jury. Koltai graduated from the School of Drama and Film in Budapest, a school known for nurturing such legends as Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács. Collaboration with István Szabó Still early in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |