By Adrienne Papp
Vilmos Zsigmond Memorial
On January 12 2016, Bunyik Entertainment announced that with the collaboration of Laemmle’s Theater Group, home of the Hungarian Film Festivals of Los Angeles, there was a memorial in honor of cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond at the Royal Theater in Santa Monica.
Bank Ban, regarded as one the most important musical dramas of Hungary’s national cultural heritage was screened. Vilmos was lured back to his homeland to shoot this, his first feature ever in Hungary. Zsigmond teamed with first-time director Csaba Kael and screenwriter Gabor Meszoly, who adapted Jozsef Katona’s play. The world premiere of this film was first screened at the Laemmle’s Theater in 2002.
Various friends and colleagues spoke at the event. Sharing experiences with Vilmos and the admiration they have for him.
As part of the highly successful “Anniversary Classics” series, a Robert Altman’s film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) was screened for which Vilmos Zsigmond was the cinematographer. During his career Vilmos was awarded many times for his work and also praised for this classic film. The Laemmle’s Theater and the organizers of the “Anniversary Classics” series regularly invite the stars of the films to such events.
“Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, whose work on classics such as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “The Deer Hunter” and numerous other films made him one of the most influential cinematographers in film history, has died at the age of 85 on January 1st, 2016 in Big Sur, California, USA
The Hungarian-born Zsigmond died from “a combination of many illnesses,” said Neyman, who received notice from the deceased’s wife,
Zsigmond won an Oscar for 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” He was also nominated three other times, for 1978’s “The Deer Hunter,” 1984’s “The River”and 2006’s “The Black Dahlia.” Source: www.cinemadanube.com w
Some of Zsigmond’s work included the biggest films in the history of Hollywood:
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