Andor von Barsy explained

Andor von Barsy was a Hungarian filmmaker.^[1] He was born on March 14, 1899 in Budapest and died on December 24, 1965 in Munich.^{[2] [3]} He worked for many years as a cameraman and photographer before working on his own documentaries and is often referred to as an influential avant-garde filmmaker because of his experimental documentary films.^[4] He went to school in Germany, but most of his work is centered around The Netherlands, or most specifically the city of Rotterdam.^[5] Hoogstraat (or "High Street"), his 1930 film is set in Rotterdam and takes the form of a city symphony film.^[6] He won the 1957 German Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work on .^[7]

Films

• The City That Never Rests (1928)
• The Municipal Gas Plant Rotterdam (1928)
• High Street (1930)
• Sailors’ Wives (1930)
• Pfaff Sewing Machine (1930)
• Terra Nova (1932)
• Dead Water (1934)
• Rotterdam (1934)
• Spring Song (1936)
• Olympia Part 1 & 2 (1936–38)
• Between Arrival and Departure (1938)
• Jonas (1957)

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Personen in de Nederlandse filmsector . 2024-03-21 . Nederlands Film Festival . nl.
2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XS7S-3M4?i=206&wc=927Q-SP8%3A40678301%2C54933001%2C1077263202&cc=1452460 Familysearch.org, 2024, www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XS7S-3M4?i=206&wc=927Q-SP8%3A40678301%2C54933001%2C1077263202&cc=1452460. Accessed 11 Mar. 2024.
3. Web site: DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek . 2024-03-21 . portal.dnb.de.
4. Web site: cadoc.nl, boeken over kunst, fotografie en vormgeving (en nog veel meer) . 2024-03-21 . www.cadoc.nl.
5. Web site: Andor von Barsy . 2024-03-21 . National Film Institute - Film Archive . en.
6. Web site: Andor von Barsy IFFR . 2024-03-21 . iffr.com.
7. Web site: Historie . . July 3, 2024.
8. https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/1040740/77858_thesis.pdf Paalman, Floris. Cinematic Rotterdam: The Times and Tides of a Modern City. 22 June 2010, pure.uva.nl/ws/files/1040740/77858_thesis.pdf. Accessed 11 Mar. 2024.
9. Web site: Fest der Schönheit filmportal.de . 2024-03-21 . www.filmportal.de.
10. https://mubi.com/en/cast/andor-von-barsy “Andor von Barsy.” MUBI, mubi.com/en/cast/andor-von-barsy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2024.