Two Girls on the Street explained

Two Girls on the Street
Native Name:
Director:André de Toth
Producer:Béla Lévay
Cinematography:Károly Vass
Editing:Zoltán Kerényi
Music:Szabolcs Fényes
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:Hungary
Language:Hungarian

Two Girls on the Street (Hungarian: Két lány az utcán) is a 1939 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by André de Toth, one of his first features, based on a play by Tamás Emöd and Rezsö Török.[1]

Plot

Two young women, a musician and a bricklayer, navigate their careers, friendships, and love lives in Budapest after running away from their home village.[2] [3]

Restoration

Two Girls on the Street was selected for preservation by the World Cinema Project; the print was restored by Cinémathèque de Bologne and Immagine Ritrovata. The restoration premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, this restoration was released as part of Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project Vol. 4 alongside the 1948 Uday Shankar film Kalpana as spine 1147 in The Criterion Collection.[4] [1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two Girls on the Street (1939) . Criterion Collection . 23 August 2022.
  2. https://mubi.com/films/two-girls-on-the-street MUBI
  3. http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/two-girls-on-the-street-pitfall TWO GIRLS ON THE STREET/PITFALL|American Cinematheque
  4. Web site: René Clément, Jean Renoir and André De Toth at Cannes Classics . Festival-cannes.com . 23 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Davis . Edward . Criterion September Releases Include Early Sean Baker Film, Atom Egoyan’s ‘Exotica,’ ‘Sound Of Metal’ & More . The Playlist . 23 August 2022.