The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Directed by Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos · 128 min · Drama, War
63.7 TOPICAL score · #1,073 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Shop on Main Street (1965, directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos) has a TOPICAL score of 63.7 - ranked 1,073 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (233 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 44 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (233 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film; Targa d'Oro
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 44 languages
- Still read3,427 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ida Kamińska, Jozef Kroner, František Zvarík, Hana Slivková
“The film won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Kamińska was nominated one year later for Best Actress in a Leading Role, making her the first Polish actress to be nominated for an Oscar.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10