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Katyi

1942 · 90 min

A light, playful old-fashioned comedy of mischief and music, easy to enjoy and gently amusing throughout.

Directed by: Ákos Ráthonyi
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Klári Tolnay, Manyi Kiss, Tivadar Bilicsi

Overview: Kató Varga (Klári Tolnay) is unable to play its part in front of the Admissions Committee of the School of Dramatic Art. Geszty (Tivadar Bilicsi), severe President of the Commission maintains that she has no talent for acting and mercilessly tells you will never be an actress. Kató prepares to take revenge and under the false name of Katyi Csiba, dressed as a peasant village, obtains admission to the house Geszty. Turning everything upside down, she makes your life hell.

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Directed by: Ákos Ráthonyi
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Klári Tolnay, Manyi Kiss, Tivadar Bilicsi

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
identity
class
music
ambition
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, music
Directed by: Ákos Ráthonyi
Written by: Andor Kolozsvári, Géza Palásthy
Starring: Klári Tolnay, Manyi Kiss, Tivadar Bilicsi, Gerő Mály, Piri Vaszary, Mici Erdélyi, Sándor Pethes, József Juhász
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Hungary
Languages: Hungarian

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