The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

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  • Writer: Ladislav Grosman,Ján Kadár,Elmar Klos
  • Countries of origin: Czechoslovakia
  • Language: Slovak, Yiddish, German, Latin
  • Release date: January 24, 1966
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Prodavnica u glavnoj ulici
  • "Obchod na korze" is a feature film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos , starring Ida Kaminska and Jozef Kroner. It was released on October 8, 1965.
    The film tells the story of the ordinary carpenter Tony who took over a Jewish grocery store after the Nazis occupied the Czech Republic, and gradually developed a relationship of mutual dependence during the process of getting along with the deaf and old original shopkeeper   .

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    Details

    • Release date January 24, 1966
    • Filming locations Sabinov, Slovakia
    • Production companies Filmové studio Barrandov

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    • By Richie 2022-01-20 08:03:54

      "Shops on the Street"

      The stork flew up from an unknown chimney and took us to the sky above the small town. The prisoners in the prison lined up and circled. The camera moved to the right. On the other side of the high wall, the street in the center of the town was busy. In a peaceful scene, gentlemen would take off hats from time to time, fat ladies had graceful and graceful gaits, in the park, bands played cheerful notes, and painters who sketched from life wore thin bow ties around their necks. The sun is...

    • By Andres 2022-01-20 08:03:54

      There is a door that always leads to the sun

      The seemingly simple plot, but there are many subtle echoes in it. The overturned footbass and burning iron after the brother-in-law's arrival corresponded to the Nazis breaking the inherent rhythm of life of the Czech people. The male protagonist first glanced at his wife, younger sister, and his wife through the glass. In the last 30 minutes, the male protagonist looked at his brother-in-law from the glass window in the shop, and the camera quickly moved to the brother-in-law, with complex...

    • By Keith 2022-01-20 08:03:54

      The end of the hero's inner struggle backwash

      It feels like the hero is completely dead. Can't let go of the so-called "self-esteem", and only relying on drinking to become paralyzed, eventually harmed myself and the old lady.

      It is undeniable that your brother-in-law didn't give you a decent shop, but on the other hand, he thought, gave you a big factory, did you do it? What can you bring to your brother-in-law.

      I was dazzled by jealousy, and I made up for my brother-in-law to harm you, and deliberately left the old lady...

    • By Rudy 2022-01-20 08:03:54

      Anxiety of Little People

      The characters in the script are cleverly set, and the shots are rich in realism. The downfall of carpenter + old lady who believes in religion, the survival of small people in social movements.
      Lens perspective: the daily life of the small town, the danger is surging. Close shot: the kindness, weakness and helplessness of the little people.
      Living in a small town, ordinary people's daily life and the alienation of sports, the perception of the social situation is extremely subtle....

    • By Nelle 2022-01-20 08:03:54

      Obchod na korze

      In 1942, in a small town in Occupied Slovakia, the Germans were presiding over the construction of a huge wooden monument, but the local carpenter Tony (Jozef Króner) did not care about it. His wife's nagging had already troubled him enough. After Tony's sister married an officer, Tony's life changed a lot. Tony also borrowed her brother-in-law's rights to receive a letter of approval and the ownership of a Jewish shop on the street. The shop owner is a 78-year-old Jewish widow Lauterman (Ida...

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    • By Kristoffer 2023-09-30 08:22:44

      In fact, he misunderstood his brother-in-law to frame him for pro-Jewishness. . . . Drinking is wrong and there is a strong atmosphere of political persecution. . . The old lady is stubborn, she knows what happened and continues to be...

    • By Alejandrin 2023-08-27 21:58:25

      In his whole life, following a loyal dog, he realized the dream of a once tyrant, a woman who was as warm as a mother for a short time, and joined her beautifully on the road to heaven...Thanks for such an ending, Let a certain little person in this world mark the trajectory of life in a war in...

    • By Jayne 2023-08-26 21:17:17

      don't like it very...

    • By Dane 2023-08-13 00:15:29

      1h27min high energy. The slow pace before the new wave. A third party in a realistic war. Pro-Jews are worse than...

    • By Sophia 2023-08-05 23:33:40

      The psychological portrayal of the characters in the plot is very vivid and...

    Movie plot

    In 1942, in a small town in Occupied Slovakia, the Germans were presiding over the construction of a huge wooden monument, but the local carpenter Tony ( Jozef Króner ) did not care about it, and his wife's nagging had troubled him enough. After Tony's sister married an officer, Tony's life changed a lot. Tony also borrowed her brother-in-law's rights to receive a letter of approval and the ownership of a Jewish shop on the street. The...
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    As the leading work of the Czech New Wave, the film still continues the tradition of realism in narrative techniques. It appears conservative and prudent in the face of the French New Wave, but its narrative strategy is sufficiently amazing.  . The film "sets sadness with joy" and presents the suffering of the Jews who are oppressed by the tyranny of Fascism in a way of life details, even full of comedy.  . The sufferings of the Jews...
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    Movie quotes

    • Antonin Brtko: What can I do? What? I'm nobody. A zero.

    • Imro Kuchar: When the laws go against innocent people - that's the end! The end of those who passed them.

    • Rozalia Lautmannová: We all have our sorrows. We all know the past - and no one knows the future.