Directed by:
Iveta GrófováCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Matej HlaváčCast:
Alexandra Borbély, Milan Ondrík, Nico Klimek, Alexander E. Fennon, Dénes Újlaky, Florentín Groll, Éva Bandor, Ján Mistrík, László Mátray, Lili Monori (more)Plots(1)
It’s the 1940s. The Slovak state witnesses the rise of nationalism and it’s not an auspicious time for minorities. The turbulent social mood also impacts the widow Marika, who loses her job in an Aryanised dressmaker’s shop. Given the increasing anti-Hungarian sentiment she shuts herself away, particularly since she is harbouring a little Jewish boy. Despite this she still finds herself singled out by two men: a German Nazi officer and a captain of Slovakia’s Hlinka Guard. This drama by Slovak director Iveta Grófová is an adaptation of the novella of the same name by Peter Krištúfek, which conjures up the dramatic atmosphere of wartime Slovakia. The story of a fragmented era, which forces the protagonists to confront complex dilemmas, is told not only through words, but also by way of a powerful visual language. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Alexandra Borbély
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
On Body and Soul (2017)
As Far as I Know (2020)
The Hungarian Dressmaker (2024)
Milan Ondrík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Všetko za národ (2011) (theatrical recording)
Polnočná omša (2015) (theatrical recording)
Statky zmätky (2009) (theatrical recording)
Nico Klimek
Best movies:
Beethoven (2020) (TV movie)
Přání Ježíškovi (2021)
Into the Darkness (2023) (TV movie)
Alexander E. Fennon
Austria
Best movies:
My Best Enemy (2011)
Woman in Gold (2015)
Murer - Anatomy of a Trial (2018)
Dénes Újlaky
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Citizen X (1995) (TV movie)
Passion (1998)
Florentín Groll
Austria
Best movies:
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
The Red Violin (1998)
Shirley: Visions of Reality (2013)
Éva Bandor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Glass Tiger 3 (2010)
The Teacher (2016)
Charlatan (2020)
Ján Mistrík
Slovak state
Best movies:
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Jankove hračky (1984) (TV movie)
Mário a kúzelník (1976) (TV movie)
László Mátray
Romania
Best movies:
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002) (TV movie)
Katalin Varga (2009)
Valan – Az angyalok völgye (2019)
Lili Monori
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Witness (1969)
Delta (2008)
Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights (2017)
János Derzsi
Hungary
Best movies:
Dog's Night Song (1983)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Satantango (1994)
Piroska Molnár
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Indul a bakterház (1980) (TV movie)
Birdsong (2012) (TV movie)
Táňa Pauhofová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waves (2024)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Kukura (2014) (theatrical recording)
Kateřina Jebavá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch (2016) (theatrical recording)
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
One Life (2023)
Ján Kováčik
Slovakia
Best movies:
Christmas Wish (2018) (TV movie)
The Hungarian Dressmaker (2024)