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
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
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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