I ragazzi della via Pál

TV Series
2003–
3h

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Two rival boys' gangs, "the boys of Via Pal" and "the red shirts, " clash in Budapest in 1904, battling for control of the Via Pal area. The plot differs from the novel, portraying an unlike... Read allTwo rival boys' gangs, "the boys of Via Pal" and "the red shirts, " clash in Budapest in 1904, battling for control of the Via Pal area. The plot differs from the novel, portraying an unlikely friendship between marginal characters.Two rival boys' gangs, "the boys of Via Pal" and "the red shirts, " clash in Budapest in 1904, battling for control of the Via Pal area. The plot differs from the novel, portraying an unlikely friendship between marginal characters.

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5/10

Why ?!?

What a waste of money and talent ...

It is not a bad film as a film, but most - I must repeat, the most - of the film deals with events and characters that are not in the book and were added to the script by some mediocre Italian writers who know nothing about Hungary, where the story takes place. Some of dialogue seem to be simply cut and pasted from a brasil soap opera.

Why ? What is it good for ? Ferenc Molnar's classic novel is a masterpiece on its own. Why to ruin it?

To say something positive, the child actors and the cinematography was good and it was nice to see Virna Lisi again.

The novel has already been adapted to film back in 1968. That film is a lot better than this remake.