People of the Mountains

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Not to be confused with People of the Black Mountains.
People of the Mountains
People of the Mountains.jpg
Directed byIstván Szőts
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byFerenc Farkas
Production
company
Distributed byHunnia Filmgyár
Release date
1942
Running time
88 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

People of the Mountains (Hungarian: Emberek a havason) is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szőts and starring , János Görbe, . The film is set in the Székely woodcutting community of Transylvania. The film's plot was based on a series of short stories by József Nyírő. The film was exhibited at the 1942 Venice Film Festival, where it was widely praised.[1] The film's style has been suggested as an influence on the emerging Italian neorealism.[2] It was not granted an exhibition certificate in Nazi Germany because Joseph Goebbels considered it "too Catholic".[3] The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.[4]

Production[]

The film was shot on location in Transylvania which had been occupied by Hungarian troops following the Second Vienna Award during the Second World War while 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. Szőts had a relatively small film crew, and cast largely unknown actors in the leading roles.[5]

Cast[]

  • as Anna az asszony
  • János Görbe as Erdei Csutak Gergely
  • as Gergö, their son
  • József Bihari as Üdö Márton
  • as Ülkei Ádám
  • ? as Istvan, the manager
  • ? as The Judge
  • as Intéző / Steward
  • as Szobaasszony / Landlady
  • as Orvos / Village Doctor
  • György Kürthy as Orvostanár / Medical Professor Gyorgy Benda
  • as Favágó / Woodcutter
  • as Favágó / Woodcutter
  • as Favágó / Woodcutter
  • as Utas / Passenger
  • as Kalauz / Conductor[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Cunningham p.53
  2. ^ Cunningham p.56
  3. ^ Cunningham p.57
  4. ^ "Új Budapesti Tizenkettő". Filmvilág. XLIII (3): 2. March 2000.
  5. ^ Cunningham p.53-54
  6. ^ MaNDA's file : "Emberek a havason". Informations (in Hungarian). Magyar Nemzeti Digitális Archívum és Filmintézet (MaNDA). 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

Bibliography[]

  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.

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