Catalog Num:
FM-S049-1947
Title:
Somewhere in Europe
Somewhere in Europe is the first major achievement of postwar Hungarian cinema as well as a key film in the history of neorealist cinema. Directed by Geza Radvanyi and co-written by legendary film critic and scholar Bela Balazs, Somewhere in Europe is a De Sica-like tale of homeless ar orphans in devastated postwar Hungary. Living by their wits and stealing to eat, a ragged band of scavenging children take refuge in a ruined castle, only to discover it' inhabited by an eccentric orchestra conductor who has been emotionally and spiritually destroyewd by war. Both children and adult find a renewed sense of community and hope unti a bitter encounter with "civilized" society proves it's as cruel as ever.