Biography.guide
Home › People › Film director › Lívia Gyarmathy
Portrait of Lívia Gyarmathy

Lívia Gyarmathy

1932 – 2022

Film director, Screenwriter

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Lívia Gyarmathy

Lived 1932 – 2022 (aged 90). Lívia Gyarmathy was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and film screenwriter.

Lívia Gyarmathy (8 January 1932 – 25 May 2022) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed over 20 films since 1962. She was a member of the jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Her graduate thesis film is the noted documentary 58 Seconds.

Filmography

1964: (Fifty-eight) 58 Seconds / Ötvennyolc másodperc (d) 1968: Message / Üzenet (d) 1969: Do You Know "Sunday-Monday"? / Ismeri a szandi mandit? 1972: Dear Address / Tisztelt Cím! (d) 1973: Wait a Sec! / Álljon meg a menet 1976: The Lonely Persons' Club / Magányosok klubja (d) 1977: Ninth Floor / Kilencedik emelet (d) 1979: Every Wednesday / Minden szerdán 1979: Koportos / Koportos 1982: Coexistence / Együttélés (d) 1984: Now It's My Turn, Now It's Yours / Egy kicsit én... egy kicsit te 1986: Blind Endeavour / Vakvilágban 1987: Poet George Faludy / Faludy György költõ (d) (with Géza Böszörményi) 1988: Recsk, the Hungarian Goulag / Recsk 1950-1953. Egy titkos kényszermunkatábor története (d) (with Géza Böszörményi) 1991: Where Tiranny Prevails / ...hol zsarnokság van... (d) (with Géza Böszörményi) 1992: The Rapture of Deceit / A csalás gyönyöre 1995: The Stairs / A lépcsõ (d) 1996: Escape / Szökés 1998: Our Stork / A mi gólyánk (d) 2003: Ballroom Dancing / Táncrend (d) 2008: Little Fish... Big Fish... / Kishalak... Nagyhalak (d) 2013: The Square / A tér (d)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Theatre and Film Arts
Awards
Kossuth Prize; Béla Balázs Award; Alföld Prize; Master of Hungarian Motion Picture; European Film Award for Best Documentary; European Film Award for Best Short Film
Also known as
Livia Gyarmathy

People in Lívia Gyarmathy's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Lívia Gyarmathy's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Lívia Gyarmathy?

Film director, Screenwriter (1932–2022)

When was Lívia Gyarmathy born?

Lívia Gyarmathy was born on 8 January 1932 in Budapest.

When did Lívia Gyarmathy die?

Lívia Gyarmathy died on 25 May 2022 in Budapest.

What was Lívia Gyarmathy's occupation?

Lívia Gyarmathy was a film director, screenwriter and film screenwriter.

What nationality was Lívia Gyarmathy?

Lívia Gyarmathy was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lívia Gyarmathy

· Wikidata: Q121908

· DBpedia: Lívia Gyarmathy

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lívia Gyarmathy. https://biography.guide/livia-gyarmathy/

MLA: "Lívia Gyarmathy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/livia-gyarmathy/.

Chicago: "Lívia Gyarmathy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/livia-gyarmathy/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:24 UTC