by Mark Deming
synopsis
A dance piece by composer Bela Bartok is brought to the screen in this short ballet feature. A beautiful young woman (Yvette Bozsik) runs afoul of a masher (Jan Nowicki) and, while trying to escape his lewd attentions, is kidnapped by evildoers. The abductors force the woman to work as a streetwalker, but when things seem darkest, she is befriended by a mysterious Asian gentleman (Yu Jung Zhang), who helps her escape to freedom. Yvette Bozsik, who dances the leading role, also served as choreographer for this film, which was produced for Hungarian television.
