Rozalia Lautmannová
Ida Kamińska
Rozalia Lautmannová
Overview
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.
Trailer
The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze, 1965) - Trailer
Cast
Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
Jozef Kroner
Antonin 'Tono' Brtko
Markus Kolkocký
František Zvarík
Markus Kolkocký
Evelyna Brtková
Hana Slivková
Evelyna Brtková
Imro Kuchár
Martin Hollý
Imro Kuchár
Ruzena Kolkocká
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Ruzena Kolkocká
Jozef Katz
Martin Gregor
Jozef Katz
Piti Báci
Adam Matejka
Piti Báci
Marian Peter
Mikuláš Ladižinský
Marian Peter
Balko
Alojz Kramár
Balko
Blau
Eugen Senaj
Blau
František Papp
Reviews
griggs79
Catastrophe sprouts from tiny choices in Slovak New Wave gem _The Shop on Main Street_. In 1942 a mild carpenter becomes “Aryan controller” of a Jewish widow’s button shop. He tries to stay decent; the regime leans harder. Ida Kaminska lends the widow wary warmth, every twitch caught by the lens. Directors Kadár and Klos favour steady shots, dry wit and the odd dream flicker. No gore, only rising moral torque, ending with a thud that keeps echoing.
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