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Hungarian master Istvan Szot's lost classic, "Men of the Mountain," now

available on DVD! (and at Netflix)
A husband, wife, and newborn child all cling to traditional forester life on the steep side of a Transylvanian mountain until a timber company ousts them, setting into motion a series of tragic events.
Though made in '42, this film's style is very akin to that of the silent era and, even were it not truly powerful in itself, it would remain known as the most important catalyst of Italian neo-realism.
Bresson, early Bergman, Dreyer, Powell, and Flaherty--- all of these masters' films are brothers to Szot's work.
Yes, the film unabashedly is sympathetic but it never descends into melodrama. It also, like the films of Chaplin, speaks to remorseless capitalism but does not preach.
Amazingly, this assured, seemingly mature work is the first helmed by Szots. I will seek out all available.


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Topic - Hungarian master Istvan Szot's lost classic, "Men of the Mountain," now - tinear 08:18:11 11/13/09 (7)

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