The Shop on Main Street
Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár (Czechoslovakia, 1965)
In 1942, the fascist government of the Slovak State adopted the Nuremberg Laws. Confiscated Jewish businesses were handed over to trusted Slovak citizens. Carpenter Tono Brtko (Jozef Kroner), an honest and decent man, reluctantly accepts an aryanization decree for the small haberdashery shop of elderly Mrs. Lautmannová (Ida Kamińska) under pressure from his greedy wife and influential brother-in-law. Mrs. Lautmannová, who is hard of hearing, doesn't understand what is happening in the country and considers Tono her helper. At home and in public, Brtko pretends to be "aryanizing." In reality, he renovates the old furniture for Mrs. Lautmannová while she cares for him like a son. However, the day comes when all the Jews in the town receive summons for transport, and Tono must reveal his true colors...
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