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László Szabó

Name in Native Language: "Szabó László" (Hungarian/HU)
Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 03/24/1936 (88) | Budapest (Hungary)
László Szabó (born 24 March 1936) is a Hungarian actor, film director and screenwriter. Since 1952, he has appeared in more than 120 films. These include seven films that have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. ()

«Dans une petite ville enHongrie, ma mère est morte au matin d'un lundi dePâques. J'avais onze ans. L'après-midi, je suis allé aucinémaparce que je n'osais pas rentrer à la maison...». Dès lors, ainsi qu'il le confiera àLibération, le jeune László Szabó ne cesse de fréquenter les salles obscures. Arrivé en France en 1956, il se lie d'amitié avec les "jeunes Turcs" desCahiers du cinémaet devient un assidu de la Cinémathèque de Langlois. Claude Chabrollui offre ses premiers rôles, dansLes CousinspuisA double tour, tous deux sortis en 1959. Compagnon de route de laNouvelle Vague, il apparaît aussi chezRohmer(Les Nuits de la pleine lune), Rivette (L'Amour par terre) etFrançois Truffaut(Le Dernier Métro), mais c'est avecJean-Luc Godardque se noue une collaboration privilégiée. Flic douteux dansMade in USA, ingénieur dansAlphaville, il tient des seconds rôles décalés dans la plupart des films que le cinéaste tourne dans les années 1960, mais on le retrouve en 1982 dans le rôle du producteur dansPassion. Jean-Luc Godard inspire à László Szabó le goût de mise en scène. L'acteur signe en 1973 un polar loufoque,Les Gants blancs du diable, puis, Un an plus tard,Zig-Zig, une comédie avecCatherine DeneuveetBernadette Lafont. Il retourne tourner enHongrieses deux longs-métrages suivantsDavid, Thomas et les autresen 1985 etAz ember, aki nappal aludt(L’homme qui dormait le jour) en 2003. Mais László Szabó reste acteur, enFrancecomme en Hongrie. Habitué aux personnages louches, il incarne, à partir des années 1990, des figures paternelles dans les œuvres de ces jeunes héritiers de laNouvelle Vagueque sontOlivier Assayas(L'Eau froide),Arnaud Desplechin(Esther Kahn) ouMathieu Amalric(Mange ta soupe).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with László Szabó as Actor(69)

as Henri Bloom2017 Ismael's Ghosts
as Balthazar Rutuola2009 Parc
as Poussin2006 Un an
as Claude Doniol2003 Playing 'In the Company of Men'
as Le gardien2002 Special Delivery
as Ytzhok Kahn2000 Esther Kahn
as Charlie Rosen1998 The Alchemist and the Virgin
as Charlie Rosen1998 Place Vendôme
as himself1995 Son of Gascogne
as Le père de Louise (voice)1995 Up, Down, Fragile
as Le père de Gilles1994 Cold Water
as Jack Valenti: The producer1993 The Children Play Russian
as Pastelero1992 Laços de Sangue
as Pamiat1992 The Sentinel
as Bernheim1989 Tolérance
as Russian Interrogator1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as Terrorist1985 Favourites of the Moon
as Virgil (as Laszlo Szabo)1984 Love on the Ground
as Painter at Cafe1984 Full Moon in Paris
as Le marionnettiste1984 Liberty at Night
as Laszlo1982 Godard's Passion
as Kovács százados1982 The Vulture
as László / Gérard1981 Temporary Paradise
as Lieutnant Bergen1980 The Last Metro
as Írnok1979 Wrong-doers
as Inspecteur Paluche1979 Rue du Pied de Grue
as A másik nyomozó1979 The Last Judgement But One
as Duc Naimes / Chevalier hongrois1978 The Song of Roland
as Le contact de Sarah Robski1978 Dossier 51
as N°2821978 Cinématon
as Léo Frankel1978 La Barricade du Point du Jour
as Joseph Boczov1976 L'affiche rouge
as Jóska1975 Adoption
as Jo1973 Salut, voleurs!
as Secret police man1970 The Confession
as Szõlõsgazda1969 Binding Sentiments
as Szabó mérnök1969 Do You Know Sunday-Monday?
as Francia autós (uncredited)1968 The Girl
as Bandi1968 The Fatal Shot
as Detective1968 Silence and Cry
as Paul Widmark1967 Made in U.S.A
as L'Exilé Politique (uncredited)1965 Pierrot le Fou
as Chief Engineer (uncredited)1965 Alphaville
as Laszlo1963 Le Petit Soldat
as Injured Man (uncredited)1962 Vivre Sa Vie
as Vlado1959 À double tour
as (uncredited)1959 Katia

Movies with László Szabó as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2003 The Man Who Slept at Daylight
Writing/Screenplay2003 The Man Who Slept at Daylight
Directing/Director1985 Volley for a Black Buffalo
Writing/Writer1985 Volley for a Black Buffalo
Writing/Writer1984 Point mort
Directing/Director1975 Zig Zig
Writing/Writer1975 Zig Zig
Directing/Director1973 The White Gloves of the Devil
Directing/Assistant Director1969 Winter Wind

Full Name: László Szabó
Citizenships: France, Hungary
Born: Tuesday, 03/24 1936 (March) in Budapest (Hungary) (current age: 88 years + 5 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: French (FR), Hungarian (HU)
Educated at: Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Other names for László Szabó (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Laslo Szabo"
László Szabó frequently works together with these people:
Jean-Luc Godard (22x, Crew)
Pascal Aubier (10x, Crew)
Raoul Coutard (9x, Crew)
Otar Iosseliani (7x, Crew)
Mathieu Amalric (6x, Actor)
Tamás Banovich (6x, Crew)
Frank Cassenti (6x, Crew)
Yves Afonso (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13080, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024