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.
Félix Máriássy
Director
Judit Máriássy
Writer
Éva Ruttkai
Vilma
Géza Tordy
Karesz
Éva Vass
Irén
Gábor Agárdy
Tóth
Mari Törőcsik
Kató
István Avar
Tutó
Hilda Gobbi
Volone
Oszkár Ascher
Director Lisszauer
Zoltán Makláry
Knézits, factory porter
Holy Lands61%
Babylon69%
La joven69%
Skin64%
Retúr69%
Hardball65%
Goodbye June66%
Guilty by Suspicion65%
Charm City Kings78%
The Nest60%
The Visit72%
I'm Not Here58%
Farming62%
Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
Girl in the Box67%
Brotherly Love70%
Three Christs66%
Vanya on 42nd Street66%
The Safety of Objects65%
Eleanor the Great69%
