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Marika

1938 · 80 min

A gentle old-fashioned romantic comedy of manners, charming and a little awkward in its premise, easy to drift along with.

Directed by
Viktor Gertler
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Pál Jávor, Szepes Lia, Perczel Zita
Overview
Marika is adopted by Orbán Sándor after his wife dies. However, when she reaches the age of 19, he discovers she is more attractive than any of the women he knows. There are a few complications before Marika realizes that her foster father, Orbán, will make a better husband than any of the young men that are courting her.

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Directed by
Viktor Gertler
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Pál Jávor, Szepes Lia, Perczel Zita
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Viktor Gertler
Written by
Mihály Szécsén, István Zágon, Armand Szántó
Starring
Pál Jávor, Szepes Lia, Perczel Zita, József Juhász, Lidia Beöthy, Zoltán Hosszú, Béla Mihályffi, Ferenc Pethes
Runtime
80 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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