The Shop on Main Street obchod na korze
Title:
The Shop on Main Street obchod na korze
Author:
Grosman, Ladislav. Obchod na korze.
Edition:
[DVD version].
Publication Information:
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
©2001
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
In 1942, Tono and his wife are struggling because of his antipathy towards the fascist regime. His brother-in-law, the local fuehrer, chooses Tono to oversee a button shop owned by a sweet, harmless Jewish widow, Mrs. Lautman. Unable to explain his position to Mrs. Lautman, Tono gradually accepts her belief that he is her assistant. When the Jews are ordered deported, the well-meaning Tono decides to shield her from the Nazis.
General Note:
Based on the novel "Obchod na korze" by Ladislas Grosman.
Czech/Slovak with optional English subtitles.
Videodisc release of the 1965 motion picture by Barrandov Studio.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Language:
Czech
Genre:
ISBN:
9780780024014
UPC:
037429156124
Format :
DVD
