Born in Budapest on November 15, 1955, Ildikó Enyedi is a director from Hungary whose work spans film and television. In the late 1980s and 1990s she directed My Twentieth Century (1989), Magic Hunter (1994), Tamas and Juli (1997) and Simon, the Magician (1999). Her early recognition includes the Caméra d’Or in 1989 and the Béla Balázs Award in 1991.
Many viewers know her best for On Body and Soul (2017), released the same year she took home the Golden Bear. Her other credits include the TV series In Treatment (2012), plus The Conversations of Donkey and Rabbit (2020), The Story of My Wife (2021) and My Fear in My Arms (2023). Her latest film is Silent Friend (2026). In Hungary, she has been named a Meritorious Artist (2000) and awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2002).
Frequent co-stars
- Luna Wedler · 2 films together: Silent Friend, The Story of My Wife
- Ildikó Enyedi · 2 films together: Silent Friend, The Story of My Wife
- Péter Andorai · 2 films together: My Twentieth Century, Simon, the Magician
- Andor Lukáts · 2 films together: The Mole, Magic Hunter
Awards won
- Annual award ACFK (2024)
- Hungarian Film Critics Awards (2018)
- Golden Bear (2017)
- Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2002)
- Meritorius Artist of Hungary (2000)
- Béla Balázs Award (1991)
- Caméra d'Or (1989)
Nominations
- Hungarian Film Award for Best Director (2017)
- Hungarian Film Award for Best Screenwriter (Feature Film) (2017)
- European Film Award for Best Director (2017)
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (2017)
- European Film Award for Best Film (2017)
Career at a glance
First credit: Flirt: Hipnózis (1979) · Credits: 19
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Silent Friend2026 · DirectorReviewed
Other work
Angyaltrombiták2023 · Director
My Fear in My Arms2023 · Director
The Story of My Wife2021 · Director- Tacheles2021 · Director
The Conversations of Donkey and Rabbit2020 · Director
On Body and Soul2017 · Director
In Treatment2012 · Director
First Love2008 · Director- From Europe Into Europe2004 · Director
Simon, the Magician1999 · Director
Tamas and Juli1997 · Director
Magic Hunter1994 · Director- Winter War1991 · Director
My Twentieth Century1989 · Director
Invasion1986 · Director
The Mole1985 · Director
The Knight of the Rose1981 · Director
Flirt: Hipnózis1979 · Director
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