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The Bells Have Gone to Rome

1958 · 81 min

A sober, quietly harrowing wartime coming-of-age that lingers on moral unease more than battle.

Directed by
Miklós Jancsó
Genres
War
Starring
Miklós Gábor, Ferenc Deák B., Sándor Pécsi
Overview
The movie addresses the anti-fascist theme taken from a moral perspective. The movie tells the story of a group of teenagers who were drafted to the front in the last weeks of World War II and found refuge on a small island.

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Directed by
Miklós Jancsó
Genres
War
Starring
Miklós Gábor, Ferenc Deák B., Sándor Pécsi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • coming-of-age
  • morality
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war
Directed by
Miklós Jancsó
Written by
Lajos Galambos, Lajos Szilvási
Starring
Miklós Gábor, Ferenc Deák B., Sándor Pécsi, Ferenc Ladányi, József Madaras, Vilmos Mendelényi, Gabi Magda, József Fonyó
Cinematography
Tamás Somló
Runtime
81 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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