★★★★☆ There are a number of reasons that István Szöts' People of the Mountains has a claim to historical importance. Despite being relatively unknown in much of the rest of Europe, it is often praised as being one of, if not the greatest, Hungarian film of all time. Moreover, its debut at the Venice Film Festival in 1942 (one of the wartime editions that was subsequently disregarded) is claimed by some film historians to have inspired the rise of Italian neorealism. Perhaps more fascinating than both is its symbolic position in the tumultuous sovereignty of 20th century Transylvania.
- 9/5/2016
- by CineVue
- CineVue
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