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Lajos Koltai(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Lajos Koltai in Evening (2007)
Lajos Koltai was born on 2 April 1946 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a cinematographer and director, known for La légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998), Malèna (2000) and Être sans destin (2005). He has been married to Katalin Bordas since 1969.
BornApril 2, 1946
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BornApril 2, 1946
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    La légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)
    La légende du pianiste sur l'océan
    8.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
    Monica Bellucci in Malèna (2000)
    Malèna
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
    Marcell Nagy in Être sans destin (2005)
    Être sans destin
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2005
    Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne in Juste cause (1995)
    Juste cause
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Klaus Maria Brandauer, Károly Eperjes, and András Stohl in Final Report (2020)
      Final Report
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Sándor Csányi, Károly Eperjes, Erika Marozsán, and Ildikó Tóth in Rokonok (2006)
      Rokonok
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Jeremy Irons and Annette Bening in Adorable Julia (2004)
      Adorable Julia
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • John Cusack and Noah Taylor in Max (2002)
      Max
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Le club des empereurs (2002)
      Le club des empereurs
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
      Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
      6.6
      • Cinematographer (segment "Ten Minutes After")
      • 2002
    • Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård in Taking Sides (2001)
      Taking Sides
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Monica Bellucci in Malèna (2000)
      Malèna
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Sunshine (1999)
      Sunshine
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • La légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)
      La légende du pianiste sur l'océan
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in La croisière galère (1997)
      La croisière galère
      6.1
      • director of photography
      • 1997
    • Le secret d'Offenbach: Une soirée aux Bouffes-Parisiens (1996)
      Le secret d'Offenbach: Une soirée aux Bouffes-Parisiens
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds in Mother (1996)
      Mother
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Chaplin, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Zack Duhame, Emily Ann Lloyd, and Cynthia Stevenson in Week-end en famille (1995)
      Week-end en famille
      6.6
      • director of photography
      • 1995
    • Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne in Juste cause (1995)
      Juste cause
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995

    Director

    • The Bone Records of Leningrad
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Katica Nagy and Miklós H. Vecsei in Semmelweis (2023)
      Semmelweis
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Evening (2007)
      Evening
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Marcell Nagy in Être sans destin (2005)
      Être sans destin
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2005

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • La fourmilière (1971)
      La fourmilière
      6.7
      • camera operator
      • 1971
    • Én vagyok Jeromos (1971)
      Én vagyok Jeromos
      7.0
      • assistant camera
      • 1971
    • Hatholdas rózsakert (1970)
      Hatholdas rózsakert
      6.3
      • second cinematographer
      • 1970
    • Ismeri a szandi mandit? (1969)
      Ismeri a szandi mandit?
      6.3
      • assistant camera
      • 1969
    • Látomás a valóságról
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 1965
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Koltay Lajos
    • Born
      • April 2, 1946
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Spouse
      • Katalin Bordas1969 - present
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 4 Interviews
      • 1 Article

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1992.
    • Nickname
      • Sutyi

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