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Ladislao Vajda (August 18, 1906, Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
 - March 25, 1965, Barcelona
Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
) was an Hungarian film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
  that made films in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

Biography
He was born in Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
, his father
Ladislaus Vajda

Ladislaus Vajda was a Hungary screenwriter. He wrote for 40 films between 1916 in film and 1932 in film.He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Berlin, Germany....
 beingan actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
.

Vajda started his career as editor (even though he also worked as artistic designer
Designer

A designer is a person who designs something. Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by psychologist Herbert Simon: 'Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.' ...
 and writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
) for different directors, such as Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder was an Austrian-United States journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter, and film producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films....
 and Henry Koster
Henry Koster

Henry Koster was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. He became a film director and later moved to Hollywood. Koster's father, a salesman, left home when Henry was a young man....
. Eventually, he undertook his first directorial effort in his native country, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
.

Soon afterwards World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, he established in Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, where he directed two movies.






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Ladislao Vajda (August 18, 1906, Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
 - March 25, 1965, Barcelona
Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
) was an Hungarian film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
  that made films in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

Biography


He was born in Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
, his father
Ladislaus Vajda

Ladislaus Vajda was a Hungary screenwriter. He wrote for 40 films between 1916 in film and 1932 in film.He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Berlin, Germany....
 beingan actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
.

Vajda started his career as editor (even though he also worked as artistic designer
Designer

A designer is a person who designs something. Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by psychologist Herbert Simon: 'Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.' ...
 and writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
) for different directors, such as Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder was an Austrian-United States journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter, and film producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films....
 and Henry Koster
Henry Koster

Henry Koster was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. He became a film director and later moved to Hollywood. Koster's father, a salesman, left home when Henry was a young man....
. Eventually, he undertook his first directorial effort in his native country, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
.

Soon afterwards World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, he established in Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, where he directed two movies. Finally, he moved to Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. During the 1940s, Vajda directed several movies in Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and, mainly, in Spain.

However, his artistic splendor would arrive in the 1950s. Wajda's movies during this period are clearly influenced by German director Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang

Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-Germany-United States filmmaker, screenwriter and occasional film producer. One of the best known ?migr?s from Germany's school of German Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute....
. His main works during this period are: The Miracle of Marcelino (also known as Marcelino Pan y Vino)
Marcelino Pan y Vino

The Miracle of Marcelino , [lit. Marcelino, Bread and Wine] is a 1955 in film Spain film. It was a success, and other countries have produced versions of it....
 (1955), My Uncle Jacinto (1956), Afternoon of the Bulls (1956), The Man Who Wagged His Tail (1957) with Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE or ;, born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow, was a British actor, writer and dramatist.Ustinov was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre director and opera director, film director, stage designer, screenwriter, comedian, humorist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television pres...
, and It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958). They were both critically and public acclaimed: The Miracle of Marcelino and My Uncle Jacinto achieved different prizes in Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals alongside Venice Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival....
 and Berlin Film Festival; Afternoon of the Bulls was nominated for Palme d'Or
Palme d'Or

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee....
 and It Happened in Broad Daylight for Golden Bear
Golden Bear

According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large Gold en Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of 130?700 kg . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
.

During the 1960s, Vajda worked on several different minor works in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and Spain. He died in Barcelona in 1965.

Filmography

  • Where Is This Lady? (1932)
  • Love on Skis (1933)
  • Haut comme trois pommes (1935)
  • Szenzáció (1936)
  • Ember a híd alatt (1936)
  • Három sárkány (1936)
  • Wings Over Africa (1937)
  • The Wife of General Ling (1937)
  • A Kölcsönkért kastély (1937)
  • Az Én lányom nem olyan (1937)
  • Magdát kicsapják (1938)
  • Döntö pillanat (1938)
  • Fekete gyémántok (1938)
  • Péntek Rézi (1938)
  • La Zia smemorata (1940)
  • Giuliano de Medici (1941)
  • Se vende un palacio (1943)
  • Doce lunas de miel (1944)
  • Te quiero para mí (1944)
  • El Testamento del virrey (1944)
  • O Diabo Săo Elas (1945)
  • Cinco lobitos (1945)
  • Tres espejos (1947)
  • Barrio (1947)
  • Call of the Blood (1948)
  • The Golden Madonna (1949)
  • Séptima página (1950)
  • Sin uniforme (1950)
  • The Woman with No Name (1950)
  • Ronda espańola (1952)
  • Dońa Francisquita
    Dońa Francisquita (film)

    Do?a Francisquita is a 1953 in film cinema of Spain comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival....
         (1953)
  • Carne de horca (1953)
  • Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla (1954)
  • Marcelino pan y vino (1955)
  • Tarde de toros (1956)
  • Mi tío Jacinto (1956)
  • Un ángel pasó por Brooklyn (1957)
  • El cebo (1958)
  • Ein Mann geht durch die Wand (1959)
  • María, matrícula de Bilbao (1960)
  • Die Schatten werden länger (1961)
  • Der Lügner (1961)
  • Das Feuerschiff (1963)
  • Una chica casi formal (1963)
  • La dama de Beirut (1965)


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