The Door
There are those who sweep and those who pay others to sweep.
Directed by István Szabó
Produced by Metrol Technology, Film-Art Kft.
A quiet, introspective study of two women's deepening bond forged through the gradual unveiling of trauma and private suffering in post-communist Budapest.
Emerenc, an elderly and private woman, is hired to be the housekeeper of a struggling writer, Magda. An event in the writer's life prompts Emerenc to disclose details of her traumatizing past, which will bond the two women forever. Based on the novel by Magda Szabó.
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Like The Door
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Same Mood as The Door
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Like The Door, But Darker
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Like The Door, But Lighter
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Like The Door, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
