简介：GaborZsigmondPapp'sdarklyironichistoricaldocumentaryTheLifeofanAgentstitchestogetheracompilationofinstructionalfilmsusedinColdWarHungarytotrainsecretgovernmentpolice.Pappusesmuchscreentimetodrawstrikingaesthetic,stylisticandthematicparallelsbetweenthoseworksandtheZ-grade,cliché-riddenfictionalthrillersoftheday,thusdemonstratinghowtheHungariangovernmentmodeleditspropagandaontheconventionsofpopularcinema.Thefilmsathandprovidepolicetraineeswithsuggestionsonsuchproceduresas:leadinghomeraids,conductingrudimentarysurveillanceandplantingmoles. --NYTimes…