Sleepless Years

(1959)

★ 9 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1959

Runtime: 107 мин

Country: Hungary

Director: Félix Máriássy

Cast: Ruttkai Éva, Tordy Géza, Éva Vass, Габор Агарди, Törőcsik Mari, Avar István, Gobbi Hilda, Oszkár Ascher, Zoltán Makláry, Gyula Bakos

Plot

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.