Mátyás Erdély

Mátyás Erdély

Director

Budapest, Hungary
September 17, 1976

Biography

Erdély (born 17 September 1976) is a Hungarian cinematographer. Among his best-known films is the 2015 Hungarian film Son of Saul, which won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. Erdély won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage and the Golden Camera 300 at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival for his cinematography on the film. His other work includes Delta (2008), Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010), Miss Bala (2011), The Quiet Ones (2014) and James White (2015).

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Mátyás Erdély 1

Representative Works

The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw
7.5
/ English
Causeway
Causeway
6.5
/ English
The Nest
The Nest
6.1
/ English
First Love
First Love
No Rating Yet
/ Hungarian
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
7.1
/ Hungarian
BLACKland
BLACKland
5.0
/ Hungarian
Moulin
Moulin
No Rating Yet
/ French
Foe
Foe
5.8
/ English
The Quiet Ones
The Quiet Ones
5.1
/ English
With a Little Patience
With a Little Patience
7.2
/ Hungarian
Orphan
Orphan
6.2
/ Hungarian
Sunset
Sunset
5.9
/ Hungarian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Iron Claw
2023Winner

Best Director

The Iron Claw

Causeway
2022Nominee

Best Director

Causeway

The Nest
2020Nominee

Best Director

The Nest

Career Highlights

First Love
2008Highlight

Best Director

First Love

Son of Saul
2015Highlight

Best Director

Son of Saul

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