Two Girls on the Street

1939 film by André de Toth
Two Girls on the Street
HungarianKét lány az utcán
Directed byAndré de Toth
Written by
  • André de Toth
  • Tamás Emöd
  • Rezsö Török
Produced byBéla Lévay
Starring
  • Bella Bordy
  • Maria von Tasnady
  • Piri Vaszary
CinematographyKároly Vass
Edited byZoltán Kerényi
Music bySzabolcs Fényes
Production
companies
  • Hunnia Film Studio
  • Photophon Film Kft.
Release dates
  • 4 October 1939 (1939-10-04) (Hungary)
  • 18 May 2010 (2010-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Two Girls on the Street (Hungarian: Két lány az utcán) is a 1939 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by André de Toth, one of his first features, based on a play by Tamás Emöd and Rezsö Török.[1]

Plot

Two young women, a musician and a bricklayer, navigate their careers, friendships, and love lives in Budapest after running away from their home village.[2][3]

Cast

  • Bella Bordy as Vica Torma
  • Maria von Tasnady as Gyöngyi Kártély
  • Piri Vaszary as Pletyus
  • Gyula Csortos as Filc
  • Andor Ajtay as Csiszár István
  • Károly Kovács as Lali
  • György Dénes as Võlegény
  • László Földényi as Gyöngyi's father
  • Piri Ádám as Band member
  • Vali Rátz as Manci

Restoration

Two Girls on the Street was selected for preservation by the World Cinema Project; the print was restored by Cinémathèque de Bologne and Immagine Ritrovata. The restoration premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, this restoration was released as part of Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project Vol. 4 alongside the 1948 Uday Shankar film Kalpana as spine 1147 in The Criterion Collection.[4][1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Two Girls on the Street (1939)". Criterion Collection. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ MUBI
  3. ^ TWO GIRLS ON THE STREET/PITFALL|American Cinematheque
  4. ^ "René Clément, Jean Renoir and André De Toth at Cannes Classics". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ Davis, Edward. "Criterion September Releases Include Early Sean Baker Film, Atom Egoyan's 'Exotica,' 'Sound Of Metal' & More". The Playlist. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links

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Films directed by Andre de Toth