# István Szabó's best films

An Oscar, the Brandauer trilogy and Central European lives: István Szabó's best films based on Filmtett, Recorder and the National Film Institute's selections.

- 32 votes · 14 items
- Sep 20, 2023 · Takács Balázs
- https://even.best/en/l/3616/istvan-szabo-s-best-films

## Top 14

1. **Mephisto (1981)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Klaus Maria Brandauer as an actor in Nazi Germany; Oscar winner.
2. **Colonel Redl (1985)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The second film of the trilogy; Jury Prize at Cannes.
3. **Sunshine (1999)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Ralph Fiennes across three generations of a Jewish family.
4. **The Age of Daydreaming (1965)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — His first feature: young engineers.
5. **Budapest Tales (1976)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A tram and its passengers after the war.
6. **Confidence (1980)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Two strangers during the war; Silver Bear for best director.
7. **Love Film (1970)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A love story from childhood to adulthood.
8. **Taking Sides (2001)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Harvey Keitel interrogates Furtwängler.
9. **Hanussen (1988)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The end of the trilogy, Brandauer as a clairvoyant.
10. **Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (1992)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two Russian teachers after the change of regime; Silver Bear.
11. **The Door (2012)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Helen Mirren, from Magda Szabó's novel.
12. **Father (1966)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — A boy's imagined father; the film the director says is closest to his heart.
13. **Being Julia (2004)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Annette Bening as an actress in London.
14. **25 Fireman's Street (1973)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The memories of a building's residents over one night.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.