Silent Bells

After his study tour abroad Simándy Pál the Protestant pastor returns to his homeland Transylvania In the church of Magyargarabó which lacked a priest for a long time the bells are ringing again The young priest devotedly serves his vocation in the village which becomes more and more Romanian He falls in love with Florica the daughter of the Orthodox pope The girl returns his love In the novel the lovers are torn apart as the pope is the paid spy of the Romanian antiHungarian League but the film has a happy ending Simándy and Florica unite in happiness The film was originally produced in 1916 and presented in 1922 completed with some film and stage scenes