The Shop on Main Street

Original title: Obchod na korze

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8.2/10

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A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.

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A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
This movie was shot exclusively in the small Slovak city of Sabinov.

Quotes
Jozef Katz: I don't understand anything any more. But I know one thing. When the law persecutes the innocent, that's the end of it. And those who make the law, too.

Connections
Edited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)

Soundtracks
Én vagyok a falu rossza egyedül
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Written by Lajos Békésy, Imre Garsi and László Patak
Performed by Jozef Kroner, Frantisek Zvarík, Hana Slivková and Elena Zvaríková

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10/10

one of the most powerful films ever made

The last half hour of this film may well be the most emotionally intense examination of a personal moral crisis ever put on film.

The movie achieves that rarest feat of being able to portray one of the most horrendous experiences in human history without resorting to sensationalism or sentimentality.

The acting of Josef Kroner and Ida Kaminska is without peer and the musical score is quite simply haunting and adds immeasureably to the film's overall effectiveness.

Make every effort to see this true cinematic masterpiece.