Judit Elek (born 10 November 1937) is a Hungarian film director and
screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her
film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the
1984 Cannes Film Festival.For the purposes of the film Tutajosok
(1990) 14 sheep were spread with a flammable substance, and then to
the order of Judit Elek were burned alive. 69 scientists from the
Jagiellonian University demanded that the authorities forbade Judit
Elek entry to Poland. Scientists wrote among others: "No director
knowing her own worth would debase herself for using so primitive and
cruel methods".
screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her
film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the
1984 Cannes Film Festival.For the purposes of the film Tutajosok
(1990) 14 sheep were spread with a flammable substance, and then to
the order of Judit Elek were burned alive. 69 scientists from the
Jagiellonian University demanded that the authorities forbade Judit
Elek entry to Poland. Scientists wrote among others: "No director
knowing her own worth would debase herself for using so primitive and
cruel methods".
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