“An independent woman—one who finds herself in a situation where she must make a decision on her own—is the central character in each of the films I have made so far.” —Márta Mészáros

With 30 features and many documentaries to her name, Márta Mészáros is a trailblazing figure in Hungarian cinema. Born in Budapest in 1931, Mészáros grew up in a Russian...