refined in a very feminine way, and enjoyed her work,” and they became friends even though Sereny could also be bossy. “She could be argumentative and she could make me laugh." Sereny acknowledged being influenced by the cinematographers and directors she worked with on set, including Bresson, Bertolucci, Fellini, Truffaut, Pollack, Nichols, Herzog, and Spielberg. Her films include The Dress (1984), a short British film featuring Michael Palin for which she won a BAFTA; and Foreign Student (1994), a feature-length American production starring Robin Givens. Sereny also directed commercials, but in her 40s she found herself being passed over for less experienced men and was told by a Hollywood agency that being an older woman was an obstacle. She stopped working as a professional photographer in 2004. In 2018 Sereny published Through Her Lens: The Stories Behind the Photography of Eva Sereny, a collection of nearly 100 photos complemented by Sereny's stories of their origins, with an introduction by Bisset and Rampling. In conjunction with this publication an exhibition of her portraits was held at a London art gallery. Family Sereny, whose parents were Hungarian, was born in Zurich, Switzerland. At different times in her life, she lived in London (where she died), Rome, and Sydney. Her father, Richard, was a chemist, and her mother, Eva, was an actress. The outbreak of WWII found her father on business in England, where he remained, stranded, to be joined by his wife and daughter. After the war, Sereny's mother opened a flower shop in London. At the age of 20, Sereny moved to Italy. There she married Vincio Delleani, an engineer, and they had two sons, Riccardo and Alessandro. Sereny died on 25 May 2021, following complications after a stroke. References External links https://iconicimages.net/search/Eva%20sereny 1935 births 2021 deaths BAFTA winners (people) Swiss women photographers Swiss women film directors 20th-century Swiss photographers Film people from Zürich Swiss photographers Swiss film directors