'' Father '' ( 1966 ) is a coming of age story that displays Szabó 's increasing fascination with history and memory . The main character copes with the childhood loss of his father against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and memories of the Arrow Cross dictatorship . The film won the Grand Prix at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at Locarno , and established Szabó as the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker of his time , as well as an auteur in the European film tradition . In 2000 , '' Father '' appeared as number 11 on a list of the 12 best Hungarian films according to a group of Hungarian film critics
5th Moscow International Film Festival
5th Moscow International Film Festival
István Szabó