The Shop on Main Street

Release Date: 1965-06-24

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.

Rating: 7.1 / 10

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

Crew

Ján Kadár - Director
Elmar Klos - Director
Ladislav Grosman - Screenplay
René Mattes - Assistant Director
Tomáš Škrdlant - Assistant Director

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; th...