The Shop on Main Street (1965)

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In Slovakia during WW2 a lowly carpenter is given the chance to take over a small sewing shop from its Jewish owner after a law is passed forbidding Jewish businesses.

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Genre: Drama

AKA: Obchod na korze

Country: Czechoslovakia

Directed By: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Written By: Ján Kadár, Ladislav Grosman

Starring: Ida Kaminska, Jozef Króner, Hana Slivková, Adám Matejka, Frantisek Zvarík, Martin Hollý

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1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 194 stars)

2. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 138 stars)

3. Oscar: Best Foreign Film (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 30 stars)

4. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (public: moderated by theficionado - 28 stars)

5. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 19 stars)

6. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 16 stars)

7. Best of criticker: Top 250 (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 15 stars)

8. Doubling The Canon (public - 13 stars)

9. World War 2 (public: moderated by td888 - 12 stars)

10. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)

11. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 12 stars)

12. Czech New Wave (public: moderated by kangadoodoo - 10 stars)

13. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 9 stars)

14. Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Narrative Films (public: moderated by dardan - 8 stars)

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16. Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees (public: moderated by snallygaster - 7 stars)

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Sep 16	ekotto	84 _91%
Sep 03	le mami	92 _97%
Aug 28	Jesus Rollin	90 _97%
Aug 09	bal3x	100 _99%
Aug 01	sufjan	100 _%
Jul 22	biftek	85 _79%
Jun 30	borgmenn	7 _78%
Jun 30	anelesecene	75 _82%
Jun 11	sebby	55 _32%
Jun 03	Hyperion+	4 _68%
Jun 03	allneonslike	73 _74%
May 22	gunay	97 _89%
May 21	knives	83 _88%
May 07	muster07	80 _66%
Apr 23	AHALE80	80 _%
Mar 27	Asm Nabil	90 _91%
Feb 26	CMWL2	1 _%
Feb 21	MortSahlFan	80 _77%
Feb 05	finchereznor	80 _66%
Feb 05	sinefil1994	96 _98%
Feb 02	punpun	96 _98%
Jan 19	ibi8588	80 _67%
Dec 29, 2018	MoonLoop	88 _91%
Dec 27, 2018	FraGil	85 _93%
Dec 23, 2018	kaan26	75 _89%
Dec 05, 2018	mathiasa	40 _%
Nov 18, 2018	vitruvian	95 _91%
Nov 06, 2018	TonyS.	80 _81%
Oct 29, 2018	jal90	90 _80%
Sep 22, 2018	h1d3m3	92 _65%
Aug 31, 2018	nicolasurfe	80 _56%
Aug 07, 2018	filmbantha	80 _89%
Jul 26, 2018	Monisit	79 _62%
The amazing second half redeemed the lackluster first half. The main character I felt like he was a bit passive, not really forming an opinion on the rounding of Jews and never really felt a bond with the woman. These get rectified in the latter half, but for the first half I was watching it only passively. It was horrifying to see so much evil so casually. Definitely worth watching.
Jul 24, 2018	ihatemovies1	100 _95%
Jun 29, 2018	FreddieQuell	100 _99%
Jun 26, 2018	AchwellFoley	69 _74%
May 20, 2018	rospo	71 _74%
May 10, 2018	Grandaddy	90 _98%
May 07, 2018	intheboolite	80 _85%
Apr 15, 2018	seha	80 _94%
Apr 13, 2018	dourface	70 _67%
Mar 18, 2018	dead man	87 _76%
Mar 12, 2018	RavynLoony	100 _99%
Mar 09, 2018	RadioFreeLee	89 _86%
Mar 04, 2018	Walterpoa	75 _69%
Mar 01, 2018	Icarus	89 _86%
Initially I wondered whether this wasn't something of an apology for the Czech people who got caught up in the Nazi machine and thereby became complicit. And while understanding the complexities of a situation (which this film does beautifully) always yields empathy, the particular way this plays out lays a heavy weight of responsibility upon the general populace through the character of Tony. In the end, we get a dark portrait that grieves the monumental losses--personal and communal.
Feb 17, 2018	coldesser	80 _73%
Feb 09, 2018	Pratchett3	7 _54%
kind of dragged at points, could've used some distilling down. old lady was a bit too senile/goofy to really care too much about her.
Jan 29, 2018	matimend	8 _71%
Jan 18, 2018	scugnizzi	90 _92%
Dec 11, 2017	Hadzibegovic	78 _69%
Dec 10, 2017	BARBAGROSSA	90 _65%
Dec 04, 2017	kubrickvari	80 _82%
Nov 24, 2017	njm1211	98 _89%
Nov 15, 2017	ForrestQ	77 _61%
Oct 11, 2017	JohnPaul821	70 _38%
Aug 28, 2017	monclivie	78 _64%
Aug 08, 2017	Nathan S	3 _47%
There is nothing wrong with this movie, and in fact it's a thoughtful and sympathetic depiction of the guilty conscious of collaboration, but I just don't feel very strongly about it.
Jun 29, 2017	unaga	99 _95%
Jun 14, 2017	AHP	85 _84%
Jun 10, 2017	bybrt	90 _94%
May 18, 2017	am4	90 _89%
May 16, 2017	fish_beauty	75 _32%
May 05, 2017	paulaporto	90 _75%
Apr 30, 2017	boriaj	83 _84%
Apr 09, 2017	ICMforum	100 _89%
Apr 09, 2017	caffe	81 _76%
Mar 25, 2017	Neowulf	60 _59%
Mar 10, 2017	RYM-byrates	78 _97%
Feb 25, 2017	trippingly	100 _93%
Feb 24, 2017	Panunzio	78 _74%
Feb 20, 2017	Malcym	6 _53%
Jan 14, 2017	cshadows2887	96 _96%
Jan 14, 2017	mjbreuer	97 _98%
Jan 11, 2017	joewkeh	72 _70%
Jan 04, 2017	Stanley	85 _85%
Jan 02, 2017	djross	75 _83%
Inventive and well-made examination of the increasing impossibility of maintaining denial as the nightmare unfolds, fashioned with an extraordinary (and today very uncommon) restraint about what to show and what to leave offscreen: the narrative is effectively terrifying precisely because it takes advantage of the knowledge audiences must already possess about the inevitable onrush of collective madness and its awful consequences. Almost the entire thing occurs within two interior locations.
Dec 01, 2016	kupfertj	91 _95%
Nov 25, 2016	Adam P-D	70 _83%
Nov 17, 2016	Mr.Blumfeld	80 _71%
Nov 17, 2016	Ronin22	84 _99%
Nov 01, 2016	jerrywarton	87 _97%
Oct 29, 2016	Fergenaprido	80 _84%
Oct 05, 2016	Castorp	90 _91%
Sep 17, 2016	filmcricket	93 _99%
Sep 05, 2016	Weafdog	46 _81%
Aug 27, 2016	NickP	80 _85%
Aug 15, 2016	HowardRoark	80 _72%
Aug 14, 2016	asiaminor	82 _84%
Jul 16, 2016	nicolino	63 _66%
Jul 10, 2016	BadCosmonaut	8 _94%
Jul 10, 2016	jef costello	91 _96%
Jun 05, 2016	letterboxdvo	40 _91%
Apr 02, 2016	GrimsChild	35 _25%
Mar 03, 2016	Koute 17	90 _97%
Feb 19, 2016	elcapu	70 _38%
Feb 15, 2016	haast	85 _81%
Feb 04, 2016	Mochard	69 _78%
Jan 26, 2016	cmtta	95 _42%
Jan 17, 2016	peekay505	71 _69%
Jan 16, 2016	ibrahimbars	74 _81%
Dec 16, 2015	MUBIvotes	42 _94%
Dec 15, 2015	robot2xl	74 _83%
Nov 28, 2015	LordCouture	71 _75%
Nov 27, 2015	coroner	60 _49%
Nov 11, 2015	maksler	70 _47%
Nov 10, 2015	M-B-M	8 _95%
Oct 28, 2015	Liv	90 _70%
Very good Slovak movie, Josef Kroner shows its bright and what a bright..
Oct 26, 2015	kuxa kanema	91 _96%
Oct 19, 2015	thirdeye42	74 _60%
Oct 18, 2015	Phil Clowns	83 _88%
Sep 23, 2015	riteli51	100 _41%
Aug 30, 2015	MEHRANAFSHAR	81 _86%
Aug 29, 2015	infinity	86 _74%
Aug 29, 2015	sheida	75 _61%
Aug 29, 2015	sanaz_s	90 _67%
Aug 16, 2015	jagarnyfiken	84 _89%
Jul 26, 2015	schnofel	78 _88%
I first flinched from the way Jewish expropriation is handled as farce, but then the deportation sequence comes, and it's truly disquieting, because it's seen from a supposedly safe distance that relates to the way we witness the tragedies of the world. And finally, just before the unnecessary ending: the horror of what we have inherited.
Jun 25, 2015	porzano	88 _98%
May 18, 2015	zetes	100 _95%
May 18, 2015	dglink	90 _83%
May 09, 2015	khanbaliq2	80 _53%
Apr 29, 2015	CinematicESP	82 _51%
Apr 24, 2015	si-sak	80 _90%
Apr 24, 2015	OldAle1	80 _61%
Feb 15, 2015	Fillmore	91 _96%
Feb 01, 2015	kharms2	50 _17%
Jan 29, 2015	sodr2	70 _54%
Something of an otherworldly quality
Jan 29, 2015	LosWochos	87 _52%
Jan 15, 2015	metaller	90 _96%
Jan 02, 2015	kollma	85 _84%
Dec 12, 2014	10kfilms	100 _97%
Dec 06, 2014	gargantua	91 _97%
Dec 06, 2014	omeraksy	81 _83%
Dec 03, 2014	Lonewolf2003	75 _56%
Dec 01, 2014	erkmen	85 _90%
Nov 27, 2014	imagemo	94 _95%
Nov 18, 2014	randori	85 _87%
Nov 04, 2014	LuxNatalis	71 _78%
Oct 26, 2014	Sane	83 _86%
Oct 21, 2014	Svengali	73 _70%
Oct 11, 2014	telbis	80 _78%
Sep 26, 2014	themadelf66	77 _64%
Sep 24, 2014	ehk2	85 _97%
Sep 05, 2014	Losanq	80 _78%
Aug 15, 2014	cripplehorse	77 _87%
Aug 03, 2014	jackinthebox	70 _55%
Jul 31, 2014	SickForay	92 _97%
Jun 25, 2014	panchovilla	93 _96%
Jun 10, 2014	madadude	89 _87%
Jun 03, 2014	Kokolo	48 _6%
Jun 01, 2014	themagician	70 _44%
Jun 01, 2014	Melvelet	80 _46%
Apr 16, 2014	ATLANTIS1	0 _%
Feb 25, 2014	arzinger	80 _85%
Feb 12, 2014	felixm85	90 _91%
Feb 09, 2014	peekingpanda	55 _64%
Feb 05, 2014	afirm	85 _95%
Jan 21, 2014	sakaerka	80 _45%
Jan 10, 2014	MMAlpha	80 _72%
Jan 08, 2014	fact100	97 _99%
Jan 04, 2014	ar656	80 _54%
Jan 04, 2014	natmaka	92 _76%
Jan 01, 2014	Dogubomb	30 _4%
Dec 29, 2013	pitn	90 _85%
Dec 07, 2013	Dicke_Taube	80 _86%
Dec 05, 2013	Kisbye	80 _81%
Dec 01, 2013	funkybusnss	86 _87%
Dec 01, 2013	joachimt	90 _96%
Nov 27, 2013	HVM	90 _89%
Nov 25, 2013	mjf333	93 _95%
Nov 12, 2013	Woody92	91 _74%
Nov 11, 2013	Forrester	70 _32%
Nov 11, 2013	ellis	75 _74%
Nov 02, 2013	Landscapes	0 _0%
Oct 21, 2013	Jorg	80 _92%
Sep 24, 2013	AlexanderMG	95 _96%
Sep 16, 2013	Limdebois	60 _33%
Aug 08, 2013	Barkinson	90 _98%
Jul 05, 2013	tommy_leazaq	78 _94%
Jun 27, 2013	mallamp	60 _20%
May 29, 2013	daffodil907	85 _95%
May 03, 2013	hermitek	81 _67%
May 02, 2013	dequinix	70 _73%
Mar 21, 2013	wetwillies	90 _77%
One of the best Holocaust movies, mostly because we watch all of the bad events from the vantage point of the shop, an utterly fascinating effect. Great performances, too.
Mar 06, 2013	TMDaines	70 _43%
Feb 17, 2013	Vasily	75 _57%
Feb 09, 2013	bentien	87 _95%
Jan 27, 2013	Jasper	90 _91%
Jan 17, 2013	kafkalamak	100 _99%
Dec 15, 2012	Zeppo	75 _56%
Dec 14, 2012	frbrown	90 _93%
Dec 05, 2012	Mr. Saturn	80 _44%
Oct 25, 2012	GOIA ALIN	100 _84%
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Sep 27, 2012	revolverjgw	83 _52%
Aug 27, 2012	Rozmarin	90 _77%
Jul 31, 2012	goodedward	100 _99%
Jul 17, 2012	Mr.Cinema	70 _85%
Jul 13, 2012	Mattsdmf	90 _90%
Jun 13, 2012	e-ball	81 _82%
Jun 13, 2012	ColonelTigh	94 _73%
May 31, 2012	debaser1985	80 _90%
May 28, 2012	BubaMata	96 _95%
May 23, 2012	lineuphere	96 _95%
May 23, 2012	nicson	75 _82%
May 23, 2012	Noblet	92 _96%
Expertly combines personal drama and comedy with a touch of dreamy surrealism.
May 19, 2012	katsuben	4 _65%
May 11, 2012	Communicants	95 _99%
May 02, 2012	Gordon Cole	96 _97%
Mar 12, 2012	Johnny Mo	84 _91%
Mar 11, 2012	Dunstan-xxx	90 _93%
Mar 09, 2012	ecalder	63 _56%
Mar 03, 2012	guvolefou	93 _98%
Feb 07, 2012	VinegarBob	75 _67%
Dec 26, 2011	miller	8 _81%
Nov 27, 2011	norval_jones	90 _91%
Nov 23, 2011	mightysparks	50 _39%
Oct 21, 2011	Antares	81 _84%
Oct 16, 2011	blair_cadisi	82 _84%
Oct 16, 2011	elmakebabi	82 _90%
Oct 07, 2011	JangoB	74 _55%
Sep 26, 2011	fillethefish	80 _48%
Sep 25, 2011	avgcrtckr	84 _99%
Sep 04, 2011	manymoons	83 _78%
Aug 22, 2011	saulaz	99 _93%
Aug 22, 2011	simajudas	98 _99%
Aug 15, 2011	sengir	81 _78%
Aug 09, 2011	kronstadtli	80 _73%
Jul 28, 2011	pinq09	7 _97%
Jul 27, 2011	cinema_hell	93 _92%
That scene where the old lady Lautmann brings breakfast to Tono, while chaos is breaking loose out on the streets, is one of the most frightening moments I've ever seen on film.
Jun 17, 2011	rant1229	4 _59%
May 14, 2011	Tds4a	84 _80%
May 10, 2011	Henrik	90 _95%
Apr 27, 2011	Judge Holden	5 _68%
Apr 14, 2011	L Lawliet	90 _92%
Apr 12, 2011	St. Berna	96 _95%
Mar 25, 2011	NRM01	75 _94%
Mar 02, 2011	Warren	91 _95%
Jan 16, 2011	SeanBerndorff	75 _64%
Good movie with great acting. I'm however more a fan of Closely Watched Trains Czechoslovakia's second foreign language movie win two years later.
Jan 03, 2011	samedge	100 _94%
Dec 14, 2010	Charlie	90 _96%
Dec 13, 2010	tonydal	85 _87%
Tremendous, although the final part was a bit overwrought.
Dec 07, 2010	JustinM	100 _68%
Nov 21, 2010	twisp	90 _94%
Nov 11, 2010	flowing	17 _6%
Nov 08, 2010	cactusman	92 _82%
Oct 26, 2010	screentime	89 _97%
Oct 20, 2010	patrickped	80 _73%
Oct 19, 2010	bood	90 _91%

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Average Percentile 78.22% from 359 Ratings