1945
"On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople-- suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning-- expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may b...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Hungarian English |
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[Santa Monica, California] :
Menemsha Films,
[2018]
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| Summary: | "On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople-- suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning-- expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the short story "Hazatérés" by Gábor T. Szántó. Special features: Q & A with Ferenc Török; trailers. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: | 01:31:14 |
| Format: | DVD-R, wide screen (2.00:1); Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Yad Vashem Chairman's Award, Jerusalem Film Festival; San Francisco Critics Circle Award, SF Jewish Film Festival. |
| Production Credits: | Music, Tibor Szemző ; editor, Béla Barsi ; director of photography, Elemér Ragályi. |
