The Village (1953)
- Original title
- Sie fanden eine Heimat
- Directed by
- Leopold Lindtberg
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
After the Second World War, children who lost their parents in the conflict are brought together at a village in Switzerland. The film shows them adjusting to a new life and forming bonds with each other across nationalities.
tendermildearnestslowhopefulsubduedquietpoignant
What happens
The Village (German: Sie fanden eine Heimat) is a 1953 Swiss-British drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. Set in the Pestalozzi village in Trogen after the Second World War, it follows war orphans from across Europe. The film won the Bronze Berlin Bear at the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival and was screened in competition at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- Marie-Louise (1944)
- Der 10. Mai (1957)
- The Good Beginning (1953)
- Heidi (2005)
- The Venus of Tivoli (1953)
- Have Sunshine in Your Heart (1953)
- Heidi (1952)
- Wilder Urlaub (1943)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…