Szabó, through films such asMephisto, has become not only one of Hungary’s foremost directors but a major international figure in film.Necati Sönmez met him in India to talk about making compromises, why Hollywood is central European and defining European culture.
István Szabó in his latest film Taking Sides?Der Fall Furtwängler (2002) follows on in the tradition of his “central European trilogy” of the 1980s, which included the Oscar-winning Mephisto (1981). His new film looks at the conflicts an artist faces in difficult times through the story of distinguished conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who was forced to face the American Denazification Committee for his previous association with the National Socialists.
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