The priest of Glogova asks for God's blessing to help to raise his orphaned little sister. Suddenly, a great storm breaks and the child is lying helpless in a basket in the yard.
Is Szent Péter esernyője worth your time today? If you have a soft spot for black-and-white folk tales that feel like they were pulled from a library book you found under a stack of magazines, then absolutely. If you need your pacing snappy and your dialogue modern, you’re going to be checking your watch every ten minu...
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Géza von Cziffra
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"Is Szent Péter esernyője worth your time today? If you have a soft spot for black-and-white folk tales that feel like they were pulled from a library book you found under a stack of magazines, then absolutely. If you need your pacing snappy and your dialogue modern, you’re going to be checking your watch every ten minutes. The whole thing starts with a baby in a basket. It’s 1935, and the film has this specific, crackling energy—like old radio static turned into images. The legend of the red um..."
Lajos Köpeczi Boócz
Kálmán Mikszáth, Iván Siklósi
Hungary
1934 · IMDb 7.3
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