Istvan GaalNationality:
Hungarian Birthdate:
08/25/1933 Birthplace:
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biography
Along with such artists as Istvan Szabo and Pal Gabor, Istvan Gaal was a leading member of the Hungarian "new wave" in the 1960s. The son of an electrician, he worked briefly as a laborer and technician to please his father before embarking on his career as a filmmaker. While at Budapest's Academy of Theatre and Cinematography during the 1956 revolution, Gaal made his diploma film "Palyamunkasok/Surfacemen" (1957), the first of several award-winning shorts. In 1959, he won a scholarship to study at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Returning to his homeland, he began to direct
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Milestone
Raised in small villages in Hungary
To please this electrician father, attended the equivalent of a technical high school
Held a series of jobs as a laborer, fitter, pump operator and drainnage technician
1953
Enrolled at the Academy of Theatre and Cinematography in Budapest
1957
Short film directing debut, "Palyamunkasok/Surfacemen"
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