Miklós Jancsó (1921–2014) was a Hungarian director and screenwriter, a prominent figure in modern European cinema. His signature style is celebrated for its use of very long takes and complex, choreographed camera movements, through which he explored the dynamics of power, the ritualization of violence, and the dialectic between the individual and history, often in contexts of oppression and revolt. He achieved international fame in the mid-1960s with works such as *The Round-Up* (1966) and *The Red and the White* (1967), setting his historical allegories in the desolate Hungarian puszta. His cinema, increasingly political and formal, gained crucial recognition with *Red Psalm* (1972), which earned him the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival. His long and influential career was honored with numerous other awards, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 1990.