As we are coming up on International Women's Day, (March 8th) it's a good chance to remind the world about the talented Hungarian film directors who are female! There are many. But here are three whose films you can often find on streaming services in North America and Europe. Márta Mészáros In our New Citizen of the Old Country film and book club, we are currently watching a film by Márta Mészáros --one of the most accomplished Hungarian filmmakers of all time. She broke thr

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