Miklós Jancsó 1921 – 2014

It is with grave sadness and heavy heart that we announce the passing of the great Hungarian film director Miklós Jancsó, who has died at the age of 93.

“A kind, gentle, brilliant and brave soul, very many of us are richer for there

having been a Miklós Jancsó. It has been a privilege to know him. The end of an era” – Mehelli Modi, Founder of Second Run DVD

Hungarian cinema’s most renowned filmmaker and a profound influence on filmmakers from Sergio Leone to Béla Tarr, Jancsó was one of cinema’s greatest visionaries, a giant of world cinema. The films made by Miklós Jancsó such as My Way Home (Így jöttem, 1964), The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, 1967), Silence and Cry (Csend és kiáltás, 1968) The Confrontation (Fényes szelek, 1968) and Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, 1971) – for which was awarded the Best Director prize in Cannes 1972 – were at the forefront of the revival of Hungarian cinema, while the starkness of his themes and a distinctive visual style made Jancsó himself one of the most controversial and widely discussed of contemporary directors.