
Ildikó Enyedi
Film director · 3 films (1989–2017)
Ildikó Enyedi is a director whose work here spans My 20th Century (1989) to On Body and Soul (2017), across drama and romance. The work runs close — 32% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 134 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Ildikó Enyedi is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Her 2017 film On Body and Soul won the top prize at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and went on to be nominated for a Foreign Language Academy Award.
Born 15 November 1955 · Budapest, Hungary
Directing style
Enyedi’s visual grammar relies on intimate blocking, favoring closeups and medium shots framed strictly at eye level to cultivate a quiet, lonely interiority. Her lighting design is grounded in motivated sources, utilizing soft window light, practicals, and direct sunlight to illuminate spaces that transition between black-and-white and cool, desaturated color palettes of muted sage, slate, and pale gray. This atmospheric tension is further heightened by a frequent use of shallow depth of field, which isolates characters within their immediate surroundings during both day and night scenes.
Awards
- Golden Bear · 2017
- Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit · 2002
- Annual award ACFK · 2024
- Hungarian Film Critics Awards · 2018
- Meritorius Artist of Hungary · 2000
- Béla Balázs Award · 1991
- Caméra d'Or · 1989
Films directed by Ildikó Enyedi
About Ildikó Enyedi
When was Ildikó Enyedi born?
Ildikó Enyedi was born on 15 November 1955 in Budapest, Hungary.
What films has Ildikó Enyedi directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: My 20th Century (1989), Simon, The Magician (1999) and On Body and Soul (2017).
What awards has Ildikó Enyedi won?
Golden Bear (2017), Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2002), Annual award ACFK (2024) and Hungarian Film Critics Awards (2018).
Search every frame of Ildikó Enyedi’s films
All 134 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Ildikó Enyedi — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.


