Somewhere in Europe (1948)
- Original title
- Valahol Európában
- Directed by
- Géza von Radványi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Hungary
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gang of orphaned children steal and cheat to survive in a war-torn Hungary after World War II. The film follows their harsh lives as they struggle against a broken world.
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What happens
Somewhere in Europe (Hungarian: Valahol Európában) is a 1948 Hungarian drama film directed by Géza von Radványi. It depicts the aftermath of World War II and specifically the lives of a gang of orphaned children in a postwar setting. The gang of children steal, cheat, and pillage due largely to the harsh circumstances and the world around them. The film has been compared to Italian neorealism. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000. It was adapted into a musical. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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