The Shop on Main Street Comments

  • Gayle 2022-04-22 07:01:49

    4.5. There is no direct display of the brutality of concentration camps or wars, but from the perspective of the little people, in the seemingly trivial life, to reflect on the changes brought by war to human nature, revealing the complexity of human nature, there are no heroes, only the brilliance of the little people and the evil of mediocrity, The ending is very powerful, even more powerful than Schindler. Unfortunately, the subtitles of the Beijing Film Festival are a bit slag, and the 4:3...

  • Landen 2022-04-22 07:01:49

    I fell asleep watching the 2018 Beijing Film Festival, and then I downloaded it and watched it again, and I admired it. The setting of black humor makes people laugh sadly, and the sight, sound, beauty, and makeup are all very brilliant, and it can be called a perfect movie. The most unforgettable performance is the old lady's performance, so naive, as a foreign language film, it is absolutely deserved to be nominated for the Oscar for Best...

  • Dedric 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    What happened to a farmer and an old Jewish woman under the dark cloud of Nazism. The subjective shots and life-like details are infectious. Accompanied by a sharp soundtrack from beginning to end, it contrasts with the picture, suggesting that this is a heart-piercing story. The conflict in the store in the last half hour was the best way to torture conscience. Two surreal dreams are suspected of Mu...

  • Lorine 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    7.9 Two characters who are hard to fully sympathize with and hard to fully hate. The third act is wonderful, not because of the suspense, but because everything seems to be...

  • Sterling 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    Some anti-war movies look like comedies from afar, but tragedies up close. In the context of war and chaos, not everyone can muster the courage to be heroes. Just like Tony, the hero of the film, he is lazy, arrogant, cowardly and kind. Faced with the dilemma of conflict of interest and conscience and morality, the collapse of his soul may be the inevitable result. ps: I really like the surreal ending of the film, which is a bit of a New Wave...

  • Melba 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    Individual stories in the context of a catastrophe. With the genocide policy approaching, Tony was just a kind and cowardly carpenter who, relying on the power of his Nazi brother-in-law, became the owner of a Jewish shop. He was afraid of the Nazis. He was angry at his wife's ruthlessness and selfishness. He wanted to help the old Jewish woman who was the original owner. In an instant, he fell into remorse again, trying to save the old woman in crisis, but killed her by mistake. After drinking...

  • Iva 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    I felt that compared with most Jewish-World War II films, there is nothing particularly good in the front. The male lead is very hard, and I like the dreamy Czech at the...

  • Renee 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    It is the Jews in World War II again, and it seems that the ending can be guessed on this topic. However, the film uses a "pro-Jewish" male protagonist as the main point of view to reflect the persecution of Jews and all people in World War II is very unique. It's just that there are still two things I can't understand about the film. One is the dream, is it the male protagonist and the old woman? Still wearing a wedding dress. . OK. The second is whether the hero hangs up or the hero hangs the...

  • Deontae 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    Tony pushed the old lady who wanted to escape to the ground, but didn't want to end the old lady's life. He changed from protecting the old lady at the beginning to protecting himself, and then from protecting himself to protecting the old lady. The wrestling of human nature was vividly displayed in these twenty minutes. He guiltily chose to hang himself because he killed the old lady by mistake. At the end, Tony in a Jewish dress and the old lady in a white dress jumped out and danced from the...

  • Tamia 2022-04-21 09:03:16

    9.6; I have never harmed anyone, I have never harmed...

Extended Reading
  • Briana 2022-01-20 08:03:54

    He is not a big hero, nor is he a big bad guy

    Our male protagonist, Jozef Króner, is the kind of pitiful and lamentable little man who can’t control his own destiny in the terrible troubled times. All he can do is to let himself be able to solve the problem of food and clothing, and try his best not to do what makes himself. The soul cannot be...

  • Rudy 2022-01-20 08:03:54

    Anxiety of Little People

    The characters in the script are cleverly set, and the shots are rich in realism. The downfall of carpenter + old lady who believes in religion, the survival of small people in social movements.
    Lens perspective: the daily life of the small town, the danger is surging. Close shot: the kindness,...

The Shop on Main Street quotes

  • Markus Kolkocký: Have you heard of a cock that didn't crow at dawn?

    Antonin Brtko: No.

    Markus Kolkocký: That goes for us too, my friend!

  • Markus Kolkocký: If we don't get rich now, we never will. It's our duty to God and the Führer! It's our duty to the Republic.