Lázló Nemes, Director

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 9 May 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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EPISODE 113 - LÁSZLÓ NEMES - Director

Team Deakins speaks with László Nemes, director of SON OF SAUL and SUNSET, in this episode. He speaks of what he learned from the Hungarian film director Béla Tarr and why he doesn’t believe in film schools, feeling it doesn’t create curiosity among students. He shares the difficulty of setting up the film, Son of Saul, and how it finally was financed. He speaks of the value of state sponsorship of movies and being able to make films that have to compromise greatly. We learn about his relationship with his DP, Mátyás Erdély, and how they work together. It’s a fascinating discussion with a passionate filmmaker!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deakin's podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and
0:10.8	James Deakin's often joined in the conversation by a guest. It's very informal and we never
0:17.3	know where it will go. We're connecting through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear
0:22.4	the audio. If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing pod.pod at
0:31.1	rogerdeakin's.com. This episode is sponsored by AJA Video Systems, creators of HDR solutions for
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0:53.2	monitoring straight from the camera, including the ability to load your own luts or employ the
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1:06.7	proof workflow solutions for 4K, 8K, HDR and beyond. Today, we're pleased to talk with a talented
1:17.8	Hungarian director. He's given us the thought-provoking film, Son of Saul, as well as the movie sunset. We're
1:25.4	happy to welcome Lazlo Nimes with us today. Thank you, Lazlo, for doing this. Yes, thank you, Lazlo.
1:31.0	Thanks for having me. This is great, and it's great to see you again.
1:34.2	Great to see you. We'd like to start with our normal question, which is basically, how did you get to
1:40.2	where you are today? Is this something that you always thought you wanted to do or did you travel
1:45.4	another path? Tell us your story. Oh, wow. A long story. Not too long, though. Well, I think I
1:55.9	wanted to become a filmmaker from the age of, I think, eight. Actually, my father is a filmmaker
2:06.6	in theater director and hungry, and so I grew up on movie sets. Oh, wow. And I was fascinated by
2:14.2	the incredible, you know, the sets and all this world that is recreated potentially for camera.
2:27.6	And so I was, I think I have it in a win, my blood, or at least I was very much intrigued by
2:34.4	it as a child. And at the age of eight, I read The Lord of the Rings, and as a little boy,
2:42.5	and I'd thought I found the perfect book to, you know, to adapt. Oh, no. And then,
2:52.0	well, I was thinking in terms of atmosphere and, you know, how I would recreate this in a movie.
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