Kata Wéber
Kata Wéber is a Hungarian screenwriter, playwright and former actress who often works with her husband, director Kornél Mundruczó. Wéber wrote White God (2014), Jupiter's Moon (2017) and Pieces of a Woman (2020).[1][2]
Career[edit]
Kata Wéber attended the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest.[3] She began her career as an actress, before moving into playwriting. Already knowing director Kornél Mundruczó, Wéber collaborated with him in theatre.[2] When Mundruczó began working in film, Wéber joined him, writing for White God and Jupiter's Moon.[3][4] However, the pair say that when they collaborate they "leave each other to work. [They] don't disturb each other. [They] have to agree on a topic and on the approach how to do it but then [they] have [their] own territories."[4]
She was invited to write a play for the TR Warszawa in 2017,[5] which became Pieces of a Woman after Mundruczó read her notes about child loss and encouraged her to write about it,[6][7] which she says became like therapy[2] though she had initially resisted turning the "too personal" experience into a play. To write it, she moved to Berlin, deliberately far away from Mundruczó and their daughter.[4] In December 2018 they premiered the play in Warsaw.[2] Mundruczó said Wéber's notes "were the most personal and the most beautiful writing by Kata [he] ever read".[4]
Personal life[edit]
Wéber is married to Mundruczó, whom she met when she was an actress at university around the year 2000.[2][5] They have experienced a miscarriage, which inspired the play and film Pieces of a Woman.[6] They did not talk about the loss until making the play. They have a daughter.[4][5] The couple also advocate for the arts in Hungary; after their alma mater was taken over by the government, they wore protest T-shirts at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where Pieces of a Woman premiered.[8]
She is Jewish and the child of Holocaust survivors.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Knowing 'Pieces Of A Woman' Is Based On A True Story Makes It Even Harder To Watch". Bustle. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Kata Wéber on Writing and Collaboration in 'Pieces of a Woman'". Screen Queens. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Interview: Director Kornél Mundruczó and writer Kata Wéber on putting the delicate and personal puzzle of 'Pieces of a Woman' together". AwardsWatch. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Macnab, Geoffrey. "'Pieces Of A Woman' filmmakers on the story's deeply personal inspiration". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kata Wéber excavates personal tragedy for 'Pieces of a Woman'". Los Angeles Times. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Kata Wéber & Kornél Mundruczó Interview: Pieces of a Woman". ScreenRant. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Combemale, Leslie (6 January 2021). "Screenwriter Kata Wéber on Grief and Healing in "Pieces of a Woman"". Motion Picture Association. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (16 September 2020). "Toronto: Hungarian Filmmakers on the Personal Trauma Behind 'Pieces of a Woman'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Wéber, Kata. "Screenwriter Kata Wéber On The Heartbreaking True Story That Inspired 'Pieces Of A Woman'". British Vogue. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links[edit]
- Kata Wéber at IMDb
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