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Thomas Vámos

Born September 21, 1938 · Budapest, Hungary (age 88)

Thomas Vámos is a Hungarian-Canadian cinematographer and director renowned for his contributions to Canadian cinema. He began his career in Hungary before emigrating to Canada, where he became a prominent figure in the film industry. Vámos is best known for his work on Being at Home with Claude (1992), a film that earned him a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography. His other notable work…

Known For

The GateThe Gate · 1987
The Gate
★ 6.11987
MovieHorrorFantasy
Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth.
The JugglerThe Juggler · 1980
The Juggler
★ 6.81980
MovieFamilyComedy
A juggler in a park opens his magic box and takes out 3 balls. The audience marvels at his dexterity, until one ball escapes. The mutinous ball takes on magical properties as it draws the juggler into a series of adventures with many levels of meaning: appearance, fantasy and love. Without words.
The Return of Tommy TrickerThe Return of Tommy Tricker · 1994
The Return of Tommy Tricker
★ 6.21994
MovieFamilyAdventure
Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the postage. Though of course, nothing is as easy as it seems as they soon learn when they try to rescue Charles Merriweather, a stamp traveller frozen in time since his last attempt at stamp- travelling, 65 years ago. But Charles turns out to be a girl, his sister Molly! And she is rapidly turning into an old woman. To find a cure, Tommy takes off in a race against the time that leads him and Molly to the exotic and magical South Pacific islands.
YouYou · 1963
You
★ 6.91963
MovieRomanceComedy
A playful portrait of a young woman who merrily roams the streets of Budapest. A New Wave love letter in motion.
The Peanut Butter SolutionThe Peanut Butter Solution · 1985
The Peanut Butter Solution
★ 5.71985
MovieFamilyFantasy
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back, but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit hairy.
Le chemin de DamasLe chemin de Damas · 1988
Le chemin de Damas
★ 4.21988
MovieComedy
Summer of the ColtSummer of the Colt · 1991
Summer of the Colt
★ 8.51991
MovieDramaFamily
This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, breaks and train his first horse; their 13-year-old sister, Laura, struggles with the transition between childhood and growing up. The kids find it difficult to adapt to their proud and stubborn grandfather, and he learns that he has to change his ways and try to understand them as they all experience the joys and sorrows of growing up and growing old. ~ Alice Duncan, Rovi
Summer With The GhostsSummer With The Ghosts · 2003
Summer With The Ghosts
★ 4.72003
Movie
A young girl and her new friend investigate a series of supernatural happenings in the Austrian children's film SUMMER WITH THE GHOSTS. Caroline departs from her home in Montreal to join her father a famous film director on the set of his latest film in Austria. When she arrives however she learns of a series of accidents and problems on the film set with everyone at odds to explain how they happened. Suspecting that someone means to sabotage the film she begins to investigate the ancient castle being used as the set. Along with her newfound friend Jakob she discovers that the film's difficulties may in fact have a supernatural cause.

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