Emberek a havason (1942)

Director:

István Szöts

Writers:

József Nyirö (novel)
István Szöts (writer)

Plot:

Mail author for translation. Kodos hegycsucsok, fekete fenyvesek vilagaban el a havasok nehezsorsu nepe...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

József Bihari
Nándor Bihary	...	A Havasok 100 esztendõs apja
Oszkár Borovszky
Lenke Egyed
Péterke Ferency	...	Kicsi Gergõ
János Görbe	...	Erdei Csutak Gergely
György Kürthy
Zoltán Makláry
László Misoga
János Pásztor
Alice Szellay	...	Anna az asszony

Also Known As:

People on the Alps (International: English title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Hunnia Filmgyár

Trivia:

This film was nearly destroyed after World War II by the ruling Communist Party which claimed it as "reaction propaganda" and objecting that it won the Biennale Award of the 1942 Venice Film Festival, held in Mussolini's fascist Italy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A neorealizmus (#1.11)" (1990)

A very enjoyable pace and a beautiful aesthetic.

Sometimes (rarely) a movie starts on TV which I have no intention of watching, but which I find myself drawn to. I pause and, contrary to intent, keep watching. I was walking past the TV when I saw the opening (title) shot, and I could not help but stop. Slowly, I was drawn in. Of course the cinematography is absolutely gorgeous. But the pace of the film, its view of Nature, and its appreciation of a simple life, are attractive as well. The first twenty minutes or so are truly hypnotic! Just watching the couple and their child walk through the forest is mesmerizing. The latter half of the film, however, I was not that fond of. But then I guess the film needed some dramatic tension.