Pilissy, Joska

(Joszef Gabor Pilissy / September 8, 1938, Nagykata, Hungary-)

   Exiled from Hungary to France, he studied literature and art at the Sorbonne before entering films as an assistant to Francis Blanche, Claude Chabrol, Geza Radvanyi, and Miklôs Jancsô. He was an artistic di­rector of the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, director of commercials and commercial documentaries, and director for the Monte-Carlo and RTL radio channels before shooting his first feature film.

 Filmography

1979 ◘ Circus Maximus (co-director with Geza Rad-vanyi; Hungary)

1981 ◘ Le Guêpiot (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)