| Country / Region |
| Czechoslovakia |
| Year | | | 1965 |
| Format | | | DCP |
| Color | | | Black & White |
| Length | | | 127 min |
| Rating | | | 12+ |
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalia. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalia gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma.
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Czech Ján Kadár (b. 1918) and Slovak Elmar Klos (b. 1910), the long-term directing duo who shot eight features together between 1952 and 1969, are a relative rarity in the world of filmmaking. The duo are best known for The Shop on Main Street (1965), which was entered Cannes and won the Academy Awards of Best Foreign Language Film, and Defendant (1964), winner of Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary. |
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Czech Ján Kadár (b. 1918) and Slovak Elmar Klos (b. 1910), the long-term directing duo who shot eight features together between 1952 and 1969, are a relative rarity in the world of filmmaking. The duo are best known for The Shop on Main Street (1965), which was entered Cannes and won the Academy Awards of Best Foreign Language Film, and Defendant (1964), winner of Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary. |
