![]() Hungary's first Oscar contender in 28 years, "Son of Saul" is the first Hungarian film to win an Oscar since Istvan Szabo's "Mephisto" in 1982. "Watching it, many times I felt that I am right there in the film," he said.Īs well as movies like "The Pawnbroker" (1964) by Sidney Lumet, and Elem Klimov's "Come and See" (1985), Nemes said Lanzmann's "Shoah" was also a key reference source which "fuelled the emotional background" for the movie. "But in a sense, the killings went on in silence, the harshness was often subdued."Īfter the Oscars nomination was announced last month, Zoltan Vagi, a historian who worked on the film, told reporters in Budapest that its sense of immersion is key to the movie's success. "It has been treated so many times, often with stereotypes, and as much emotion or drama packed in as possible," he said. Shot and projected on 35-millimetre film, a rarity in modern cinema, the director told AFP last year that he wanted to do something "visually different" and "innovative" with the Holocaust period. The film bested Colombia's "Embrace of the Serpent," French movie "Mustang," "Theeb" from Jordan, and Denmark's "A War" for the Oscar. That's the hope of this film," Nemes told the Oscars audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. "Even in the darkest hours of mankind, there might be a voice within us that allows us to remain human. The Oscar win caps a remarkable 12 months for rookie director Laszlo Nemes after "Son of Saul" won Hungary's first ever Golden Globe in January as well as the Grand Prix at Cannes last year. ![]() "It is a pure film, intelligent," French director Claude Lanzmann, who made the acclaimed Holocaust documentary "Shoah" (1985), said last month, calling it "a monument for the Jews of Hungary". ![]()
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