The Frozen Child (1921)

Original title

A Megfagyott gyermek

Directed by

Béla Balogh, Géza von Bolváry

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

42 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent drama follows the struggles of people living in poverty in early 1920s Hungary. The story centers on a child's hardship and the community around her.

melancholicsomberbleakslow-burnvisually starkearnestsadquietly intense

What happens

The Frozen Child (Hungarian: A Megfagyott gyermek) is a 1921 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Mária Szepes, Ferenc Szécsi, Anna Breznay and Viktor Galánthay. It is one of the few surviving Hungarian films of the early 1920s. It was unusual for its depiction of poverty in Hungary at a time when this was discouraged or censored by the authorities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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