Judit Elek
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Biography
Judit Elek (10 November 1937 - 1 October 2025) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She graduated in 1961 from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (now the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest), and joined Mafilm as an assistant director. She is one of the founders of the Béla Balász Studio for young filmmakers. Between 1962 and 2011, she made multiple short films, documentaries and features. The renowned film Mária-nap (1…
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Known For
Nobody's Daughter
1976 · Movie
Encounter
1963 · Movie
Maria's Day
1984 · Movie
Maybe Tomorrow
1980 · Movie
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
1997 · Movie
Castle Dwellers
1966 · Movie
Awakening
1995 · Movie
Negative history of Hungarian cinema
2010 · Movie
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins
1980 · Movie
Memories of a River
1990 · Movie
The Eighth Day of the Week
2006 · Movie
The Lady from Constantinople
1969 · Movie