The Door
Az ajtó
2012 · 1h 37m · Drama · Germany, Hungary · Rated G (JP)
There are those who sweep and those who pay others to sweep.
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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István SzabóBased on the novel by
Magda Szabó6.0Smart score
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authorbudapest, hungarycatcommunist eradogelderly womanhousekeeperinvisiblemaidmarried couplemysteriousprivate liferainstormsecretivenessstruggling writerstubbornness
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