''Two Girls on the Street'' (
Hungarian: ''Két lány az utcán'') is a 1939
Hungarian film directed by
André de Toth
Endre Antal Miksa DeToth, better known as Andre de Toth (born Endre Antal Mihály Tóth; May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary. He directed the 3D film ''House ...
, one of his first features, based on a play by Tamás Emöd and Rezsö Török.
Plot
Two young women, a musician and a bricklayer, navigate their careers, friendships, and love lives in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
after running away from their home village.
TWO GIRLS ON THE STREET/PITFALL, American Cinematheque
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Cast
Restoration
''Two Girls on the Street'' was selected for preservation by the World Cinema Project
The World Cinema Project (WCP), formerly World Cinema Foundation, is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and restoration of neglected world cinema, founded by Martin Scorsese.
History
Founded in 2007 as the World Cinema Foundati ...
; the print was restored by Cinémathèque de Bologne and Immagine Ritrovata. The restoration premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 2010, in Cannes, France. The Cannes Film Festival, hailed as being one of the most recognized and prestigious film festivals worldwide, was founded in 1946. It consists of having films scr ...
. In 2022, this restoration was released as part of ''Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project Vol. 4'' alongside the 1948 Uday Shankar
Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian cl ...
film '' Kalpana'' as spine 1147 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinep ...
.
References
External Links
* {{IMDb title, 0031544
1939 films
Hungarian drama films
Films directed by Andre DeToth