László Nemes

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László Nemes was born on 18th Feb. 1977 in Budapest, Hungary. He moved to France at 12 with his mother. He grew up in Paris, where he studied History, International Relations and Political Science at the Institut d'Études Politiques, because he couldn't go to film school. After that he started working as an assistant director on short films. With ... See full bio »

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February 18, 1977 in Budapest, Hungary

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Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 40 wins & 35 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Saul fia Director

(2015)

Türelem Director

(2007)

Napszállta Director

(2018)

The Gentleman Takes His Leave Director

(2010)

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Director (5 credits)

2018 Napszállta

2015 Saul fia (as Nemes László)

2010 The Gentleman Takes His Leave (Short)

2008 The Counterpart (Short)

2007 Türelem (Short) (as László Nemes Jeles)

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Writer (5 credits)

2018 Napszállta

2015 Saul fia (as Nemes László)

2010 The Gentleman Takes His Leave (Short) (screenplay)

2008 The Counterpart (Short) (screenplay)

2007 Türelem (Short) (screenplay)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (4 credits)

2007 A londoni férfi (assistant director - as Nemes Jeles László)

2005 Before Dawn (Short) (first assistant director)

2004 Visions of Europe (assistant director - as Nemes Jeles László)

2004 Une vie en l'air (second assistant director)

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Actor (1 credit)

2015/II Zero
Factory manager

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Casting director (1 credit)

2007 Türelem (Short)

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Producer (1 credit)

2010 The Gentleman Takes His Leave (Short) (producer)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2006 Paris, je t'aime (thanks)

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Self (8 credits)

2016 When we Sing... (Documentary) (completed)
Himself

2016-2019 Días de cine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 18 January 2019 (2019) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 11 January 2019 (2019) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 14 January 2016 (2016) ... Himself - Interviewee

2016 Festival international de Cannes (TV Series)
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- Cérémonie de clôture du 69ème Festival de Cannes 2016 (2016) ... Himself

- Cérémonie d'ouverture du 69ème Festival de Cannes 2016 (2016) ... Himself

2016 La noche de los Oscar (TV Movie)
Himself - Interviewee

2016 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Best Foreign Language Film

2016 73rd Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2016 Red Carpet Report (TV Series short)
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- 41st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2016) ... Himself

2015 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series)
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- Episode dated 1 November 2015 (2015) ... Himself

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Alternate Names:

László Nemes Jeles | Nemes Jeles László | Nemes László

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

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Personal Quote:

[on Saul fia (2015)] We were tired of the usual representation of the Holocaust. We were just sick of it. We tried to design a story, a film, that doesn't function the same way and we tried to break away from codes. The film was born out of the frustration and the need to talk about that. Then we came across the material and the Sonderkommando writings that sort of mapped out the inner thinkings ... See more »

Trivia:

Has no degree from a film school. In September 2006 Nemes started to study film directing in a post-graduate program at New York University's 'Tisch School of the Arts', but quit after less than a year because he "didn't like it". Nemes further complained in an interview that the education there was too "conventional". Other famous drop-outs from NYU's 'Tisch School' include the later Academy ... See more »