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A tizedes meg a többiek (1965)
One of the best of 'old school' hungarian movies
For me it's clearly the best from director Márton "Mágnás Miska, Beszterce ostroma, Különös házasság" Keleti. It's a bittersweet satire about the last days of World War II and the fate of the Hungarians (cought between nazi and soviet forces). A Hungarian Corporal (Imre Sinkovits) opts to desert and tries to get away with his comrades' acquittance. He joins a group of AWOL soldiers, and 'couse of his clear (?) view of the situation suddenly becomes their de facto leader. This is the moment when the movie gets CULT. The only way to outsmart the enemy is to constantly change the uniforms and philosophies and so, side with them. The tagline is: "The soviets are already in the closet". U-turn after u-turn, but still, even in hard times, they struggle to maintain their humanity and humor. They are not soldiers anymore, but act like a band of brothers (even Albert the butler /Tamás Major/) and try to save the life of Grisa /Lajos Cs. Németh/, the wounded soviet soldier. It gives a good picture of the time, the behavior of the hungarians, and the It-can't-get-worse-but-it-will thing (you know, the Hungarian way of life :) ). Maybe one of the reasons to learn hungarian is to appreciate the voices of the great hungarian actors (like Iván Darvas, Imre Sinkovits). Take a cup of Shakespearian portrays, a drop of Ocean's 11, mixed it with European acting put it in WW II, and there you have "A Tizedes meg a többiek". Bon Appétit!