Somewhereintheremoteregion,thewarends.Inthemidstofruinedcitiesandhousesinthestreets,inruralhamlets,everywherewherepeoplestilllive,arechildrenwhohavelosttheirhomesandparents.Abandoned,hungry,andinrags,defenselessandhumiliated,theywanderthroughtheworld.Hungerdrivesthem.Littlestreamsoforphansmergeintoariverwhichrushesforwardandsubmergeseverythinginitspath.Thechildrendonotknowanyfeeling;theyknowonlytheworldoftheirenemies.Theyfight,steal,struggleforamouthfuloffood,andviolenceismerelyameanstogetit.AgangledbyCahounfindsarefugeinanabandonedcastleandencountersanoldcomposerwhohasvoluntarilyretiredintosolitudefromaworldofhatred,treason,andcrime.Howcantheyfindacommonground,howcantheybecomemutualfriendsThecastlebecomestheirhidingplacebutpossiblyitwillalsobetheirfirsthomewhichtheymayorganizeandmustdefend.Butevenforthis,thepricewillbeveryhigh. Tothissimplestory,thejournalist,writer,poet,scriptwriter,moviedirector,andfilmtheoreticianBélaBalázsappliedmanyyearsofexperience.HeandthedirectorGézaRadványicreatedaworkwhichopenedanewpostwarchapterinHungarianfilm.Surprisingly,thisfilmhasnotlostanyofitsimpactovertheyears,especiallyonaprofoundphilosophicallevel.Thatistosay,itisnotmerelyamovieaboutwar;itisnotimportantinwhatlocationandinwhatperiodoftimeittakesplace.Itisastoryoutsideoftimeaboutthejoylessfateofchildrenwhopaydearlyforthecruelwargamesofadults. Atthetimeitwaspremiered,themoviewasenthusiasticallyreceivedbythecritics.Themainrolesweretakenbystreetwiseboysofachildren'sgroupwhocreatedtheirrolesimprovisationallyinclosecontactwithafewprofessionalactors,andinthechildren'sactingtheirownfreshexperienceofwar'sturmoilappearstobereflected.Atthesametime,theirperformancefitsadmirablyintothemosaicofaverycomplexmovielanguage.Balázs'sinfluencerevealeditself,aboveall,intheintroductorysequencesanairraidonanamusementpark,seeninamontageofdramaticsituationsevokingthelastspasmsofwar,where,undoubtedly,wediscerntheinfluenceofclassicalSovietcinematography.Shooting,theboy'sescape,thelocomotive'swheels,theshadowsofsoldierswithsubmachineguns,thesoundofawhistle—theimagesarelinkedtogetherinabruptsequencesinwhichvaryingshotsandexpressivesharpsoundsareemphasized.Aperfectlyplannedscreenplayavoidedallelementsofsentimentality,time-wornstereotypesofwrongedchildren,romanticismandcheapsimplification.Theauthorssucceededinbridgingtheperilousdramaticabyssofthemetamorphosisofachildren'scommunity.Theirtellingofthestory(thesceneofpillaging,theassaultonthecastle,etc)independentlyintroducedsomeneorealistelementswhich,atthattime,werebeingpropagatedinItalybyDeSica,Rossellini,andotherfilmartists.Therebukesofcontemporarycritics,whocalledattentiontoformalismforitsownsakehavebeenforgotten.ThemasterlyartofcameramanBarnabásHegyigivesvitalitytothepoeticimages.Hisangleshotsofthechildren,hiscompositionofscenesinthecastleinterior,arealivingdocumentofthetimes,andunderlinetheatmosphereandthecharactersoftheprotagonists.ThesuccessofthepicturewasalsoenhancedbythemusicalartofcomposerDénesBudaywho,intensesituations,insertedthethemeoftheMarseilaiseintothemovie'sstructure,asamotiveofcommunityunification,asanexpressionoffriendshipandthepossibilityofunderstanding. ValaholEuropabanisthefirstsignificantpostwarHungarianfilm.Itoriginatedinarelaxedatmosphere,repletewithjoyandeuphoria,anditincludestheseelementsinordertodemonstratethestrengthofhumanism,tolerance,andfriendship.Itrepresentsageneralcondemnationofwaranywhereintheworld,inanyform.
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战争孤儿流浪记，儿童视角反思战争罪行，指挥家的出现让一群流浪儿通过音乐实现了启蒙和成长。∂/∂v
到马赛曲的高潮都是很好的，光影的运用，暴力时拍摄墙上挂着的肖像、雕塑的微笑。但这之后就是个平庸的革命故事了。重复运用马赛曲反而折射出了这个故事的单薄。虽然这是1948的匈牙利电影，不能说这个故事“俗套”，但确实很单薄。安德森
马赛曲。这是全世界最流行的国歌吧。Aalis
老头、青年、小孩构成了传统的教权-王权-平民结构，即精神领袖、武力领袖、大众。诡异而又合理的是，一种基督教式的同情和互助意识，在结尾和共产主义理想相结合。东虹路旁人
因战乱而聚在一起的青少年们的故事。结尾稍弱扣一星。