Géza Radványi: Somewhere in Europe

The life of Géza RadványiThe life of Géza Radványi He was born on 26th September in 1907, in Kassa.He was born on 26th September in 1907, in Kassa. He was a famous Hungarian director and a scriptwriter. He was a famous Hungarian director and a scriptwriter. He wrote novels.He wrote novels. He dealt with journalism.He dealt with journalism. He got work in German and French filmHe got work in German and French film studios. studios. He married with Maria Fekete Tasnádi in 1937, who was an actHe married with Maria Fekete Tasnádi in 1937, who was an actressress.. He taught at Színművészeti Academia. He taught at Színművészeti Academia. He died on 26th November in 1986He died on 26th November in 1986..

His capital worksHis capital works

Erdélyi kastély (1940)Erdélyi kastély (1940) Zárt tárgyalás (1940)Zárt tárgyalás (1940) Európa nem válaszol Európa nem válaszol

(1941)(1941) Egy asszony visszanéz Egy asszony visszanéz

(1941)(1941) A beszélő köntös (1940)A beszélő köntös (1940) Fehér emberek (1942)Fehér emberek (1942) Valahol Európában (1947)Valahol Európában (1947)

A tiroli kastély (1957)A tiroli kastély (1957) Der Arzt von Stalingrad Der Arzt von Stalingrad

(1957) (1957) Mädchen in Uniform Mädchen in Uniform

(1958) (1958) Nem kell mindig kaviár Nem kell mindig kaviár

(1961)(1961) Circus Maximus (1980)Circus Maximus (1980)

AboutAbout a film a film

A Hungarian film was being made in 1947.A Hungarian film was being made in 1947.Director: Géza RadványiDirector: Géza RadványiThe child film characters it was sorted out The child film characters it was sorted out

from orphanages. from orphanages. The film the best one elected in 2000 got The film the best one elected in 2000 got

in between 12 Hungarian films. in between 12 Hungarian films. A later musical appeared in a variant .A later musical appeared in a variant .

The StoryThe Story The first part of the film The first part of the film

shows the boys and two girls shows the boys and two girls coming together into a more coming together into a more or less cohesive group or less cohesive group headed by the older Péter headed by the older Péter Hosszú, who has been Hosszú, who has been tossed out of reform school. tossed out of reform school. There is a grotesque There is a grotesque sequence showing a child sequence showing a child fixed in terror as he fixed in terror as he witnesses wax figures witnesses wax figures melting amidst flames, melting amidst flames, including one of Adolf Hitler. including one of Adolf Hitler. This passage harkens back This passage harkens back to the expressionism of to the expressionism of silent German cinema. A silent German cinema. A later flashback, while out of later flashback, while out of sequence, also belongs to sequence, also belongs to this part of the film..this part of the film..

The StoryThe Story A girl recounts her rape by A girl recounts her rape by

a German officer, after a German officer, after which, from her which, from her apartment’s upstairs apartment’s upstairs window, she sees her window, she sees her entire family being carted entire family being carted away. She returns to the away. She returns to the bedroom, and shoots and bedroom, and shoots and kills the officer with his kills the officer with his own pistol. During the rape, own pistol. During the rape, the officer appears as a the officer appears as a monstrous shadow; when monstrous shadow; when he is killed, it is again his he is killed, it is again his shadow that we see—and shadow that we see—and in a scene of death that in a scene of death that recalls the death of the recalls the death of the vampire in F. W. Murnau’s vampire in F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.Nosferatu.

The StoryThe Story The second part of the film, The second part of the film,

with its interaction between the with its interaction between the children and the old man, children and the old man, Péter Simon, is enormously Péter Simon, is enormously effective as a tearjerker, effective as a tearjerker, culminating in the death of little culminating in the death of little Kuksi, who has learned to play Kuksi, who has learned to play “La Marseillaise” on his “La Marseillaise” on his harmonica. Simon has taught harmonica. Simon has taught the children “La Marseillaise” the children “La Marseillaise” as an expression of freedom—as an expression of freedom—what, Simon tells them, they what, Simon tells them, they must strive for and fight for. A must strive for and fight for. A good deal of this part of the good deal of this part of the film is reminiscent of film is reminiscent of Hollywood’s Hollywood’s Boys TownBoys Town (Norman Taurog, 1938).(Norman Taurog, 1938).

Capital CharactersCapital Characters Arthur SomlayArthur Somlay Miklós GáborMiklós Gábor Zsuzsa BánkiZsuzsa Bánki György BárdiGyörgy Bárdi Laci HorváthLaci Horváth István RozsosIstván Rozsos Endre HarkányiEndre Harkányi András RónaiAndrás Rónai Károly BicskeyKároly Bicskey András TollasAndrás Tollas László KeményLászló Kemény

Known songs from the musicalKnown songs from the musical Prológ+Kuksi dala - Nem szabad félniPrológ+Kuksi dala - Nem szabad félni StaubStaub A menetA menet GyerekjátékGyerekjáték Ficsúr dalaFicsúr dala VándorlásVándorlás Talán – Éva dalaTalán – Éva dala Veszélyben a hazaVeszélyben a haza Halotti énekHalotti ének Valahol EurópábanValahol Európában Nézz rámNézz rám A zeneA zene Mi leszek ha nagy leszek?Mi leszek ha nagy leszek?

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