The People of the Mountains

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The People of the Mountains is a landmark 1942 Hungarian drama film by István Szőts, celebrated for its poetic realism and portrayal of impoverished woodcutters in the Carpathian Mountains.

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instanceOf Hungarian film
film
artDirectionBy Lajos Bóth
basedOn short stories by József Nyírő
cinematicStyle location shooting
lyrical imagery
naturalistic acting
cinematographyBy Ferenc Fekete
countryOfOrigin Hungary
director István Szőts
era World War II era cinema
filmingLocationRegion Transylvanian Carpathians
filmMovement poetic realism
genre drama
poetic realism
hasColor black-and-white
hasDirectorNationality Hungarian
hasTitleInHungarian Emberek a havason
historicalContext produced during World War II
mainTheme life of impoverished woodcutters
medium feature film
musicBy Ferenc Farkas
narrativeFocus struggle for survival in harsh natural environment
notableFor depiction of rural poverty
poetic realism style
originalLanguage Hungarian
portrays peasant life
social injustice
woodcutters
portraysClass rural working class
premiereCountry Hungary
productionCompany Hunnia Filmgyár
recognizedAs classic Hungarian film
landmark of Hungarian cinema
releaseYear 1942
runningTimeApprox 90 minutes
screenwriter István Szőts
settingLocation Carpathian Mountains
settingRegion Transylvania
subjectMatter family and community bonds
poverty and dignity
relationship between humans and nature
timePeriodOfSetting interwar period

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Hungarian cinema hasGoldenBearWinningFilm The People of the Mountains