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People of the Mountains
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Wikipedia article
'People of the Mountains' (Hungarian: 'Emberek a havason') is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by Istvn Szts and starring Alice Szellay, Jnos Grbe, Pterke Ferency. The film is set in the Szkely woodcutting community of Transylvania. The film's plot was based on a series of short stories by Jzsef Nyr. The film was exhibited at the 1942 Venice Film Festival, where it was widely praised.Cunningham p.53 The film's style has been suggested as an influence on the emerging Italian neorealism.Cunningham p.56 It was not granted an exhibition certificate in Nazi Germany because Joseph Goebbels considered it "too Catholic".Cunningham p.57 The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.
Production
The film was shot on location in Northern Transylvania, which had been ceded back to the Kingdom of Hungary by the Kingdom of Romania according to the Second Vienna Award in 1940, before Hungary and Romania entered the Second World War. Interior scenes were filmed at the Hunnia Film Studio in Budapest. The film was originally conceived as a short film, but studios bosses agreed to make it a feature film as long as costs could be kept low. Szts had a relatively small film crew, and cast largely unknown actors in the leading roles.Cunningham p.53-54
Cast
* Alice Szellay as Anna az asszony
* Jnos Grbe as Erdei Csutak Gergely
* Pterke Ferency as Gerg, their son
* Jzsef Bihari as d Mrton
* Lajos Grday as lkei dm
* ? as Istvn, the manager
* ? as The Judge
* Oszkr Borovszky as Intz / Steward
* Lenke Egyed as Szobaasszony / Landlady
* Imre Toronyi as Orvos / Village Doctor
* Gyrgy Krthy as Orvostanr / Medical Professor Gyorgy Benda
* Jnos Psztor as Favg / Woodcutter
* Elemr Bal as Favg / Woodcutter
* Jen Danis as Favg / Woodcutter
* Sndor Hidassy as Utas / Passenger
* Jnos Maklry as Kalauz / ConductorMaNDA's file :
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. 'Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex'. Wallflower Press, 2004.
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