
Life on the Hortobagy
- Year:
- 1937
- 79 min
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For a thousand years the Magyars
guarded by distant mountains.
Through the centuries
they have remained horsemen,
following their ancient callings
hunting, fishing,
and breeding livestock.
This way of life,
shaped by Nature and tradition,
created a rich folk culture.
But in the past century,
agriculture has subdued
their ancient pursuits.
Hunting lands and pastures
Today, of the endless plains
there are few patches
to remain unaffected, and even
are crumbling before
the iron of the Tractor.
A thousand-year-old fairytale:
this is Hungary.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
no sooner had we got
acquainted with the tractor,
and the gas drill,
than a new machine,
the film shooting machine,
arrived at the Great Plain.
It was the gentlemen
They spent two summers with us,
from spring to fall.
nevertheless, we are no actors,
but herdsmen and peasants.
And we do present ourselves
as what we are.
We have grown fond
of your machine, of the motion
pictures, because it shows
our ranch, our plain, our life
the way they are.
See you soon in the film,
in our beautiful plain,
which is called Hortobgy!
Adapted and directed by
George Michael Hoellering
After the short story The Gloomy
Horse by Zsigmond Moricz
Music:
Lszl LajthaCamera:
Lszl SchifferSound:
Ferenc LohrWith the
Budapest Concert Orchestra
conducted by Viktor Vaszy
The folk songs were collected by
Lszl Lajtha.
Produced in Hunnia Film Factory
Tobis Klangfilm system
Copy by Kovcs and Faludi
Production Hllering-Film
Jnos Czinege plays Jnos Czinege,
a head csikos
Jnos Czinege's wife
Czinege's son
Czinege's daughter
Mihly Nagy plays Mihly,
Czinege's csikos
Czinege's ranchman
the rich peasant boy
an old head csikos
Mrs. lmrn Kovcs plays
widow Srknyn
Lajos Kelemen plays the mechanic
Get back, this is the boundary.
enough from us already.
The rain has blurred the sign.
I could not see it.
Get away and open your eyes,
or else you'll get a whipping.
- Good morning, Mr. Mechanic!
- Hi, Jancsi!
- Will you find gas today'?
- I hope so.
- How much more iron pieces'?
- Three will do.
Jancsi, your father is just
mounting the horse at the ranch.
I must go with him to
the village and to the market.
Hurry up, or he kills me
if he finds you here.
Iam going. Give me
some tools for my bicycle,
because it needs mending.
Here you are.
- Thank you.
- Farewell!
To the devil with him,
a csikos must be punctual.
- Where is father'?
- He is gone to the village.
- Give me my boots.
- You don't need them.
Your father took Mihly.
- And what about me'? - He said
you should go to the devil.
Iwill rather mend my bicycle.
The herdsmen from the
Hortobgy are here!
Bring the horses
to the breeding place.
Not ready for the market yet'?
Yes, Jnos, we'll come at once.
Make yourself pretty!
Pista is coming from Debrecen.
I don't want him, father.
Where is Jancsi'?
- The kid wasn't there, when
I left. - Have a drink, Jnos.
- Who has come with you, father'?
- Mihly.
Get Mihly out of your head.
Pista is the one for you.
I will not have the conceited fool.
L'll decide that.
/n Ho/Tobg y the violet
is in fu// bloom
in its blue...
Its herdsman drinks
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