The Shop on Main Street

Unrated

9/9/19652h 8m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

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.

Director:

Ján Kadár

Status:

Released

Language:

Slovak

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$1,450,000.00

Key words:

nazi
holocaust (shoah)
shopkeeper

Cast

Ida Kamińska

~ as ~

Rozalia Lautmannová

Jozef Kroner

~ as ~

Antonin 'Tono' Brtko

František Zvarík

~ as ~

Markus Kolkocký

Hana Slivková

~ as ~

Evelyna Brtková

Martin Hollý

~ as ~

Imro Kuchár

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

~ as ~

Ruzena Kolkocká

Martin Gregor

~ as ~

Jozef Katz

Adam Matejka

~ as ~

Piti Báci

Mikuláš Ladižinský

~ as ~

Marian Peter

Alojz Kramár

~ as ~

Balko

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Reviews (1)

griggs79
Written 1 week(s) ago
9
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.