''Somewhere in Europe'' () is a 1948 Hungarian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Géza von Radványi Géza von Radványi (born Géza Grosschmid; 26 September 1907 – 27 November 1986) was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, producer and writer. Biography Born Géza Grosschmid, he took the name Radványi from his paternal grandmother ...

. It depicts the aftermath of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

and specifically the lives of a gang of orphaned children in a postwar setting. The gang of children steal, cheat, and pillage due largely to the harsh circumstances and the world around them. The film has been compared to

Italian neorealism Italian neorealism (), also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, was a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They p ...

. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

. The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000. It was adapted into a musical.

Cast

* Artúr Somlay as Péter Simon * Miklós Gábor as Hosszú ("Tall") *

Zsuzsa Bánki Zsuzsa Bánki (1921–1998) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actress.Fekete p.31 Making her screen debut in 1945, she appeared in films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Her final appearance was a recurring role on the televisions series ' ...

as Éva *

György Bárdy György Bárdy (26 May 1921 – 27 May 2013) was a Hungarian film and television actor. Selected filmography * '' Somewhere in Europe'' (1948) * '' The Land Is Ours'' (1951) * '' West Zone'' (1952) * '' Leila and Gábor'' (1956) * '' Adventur ...

as Police Commissioner

References

External links

* Films about orphans 1948 drama films 1948 films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Géza von Radványi Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films scored by Dénes von Buday {{1940s-drama-film-stub