Using a pseudo-documentary technique to comment on society and economics in contemporary Hungary, director Istvan Darday sets his standard story in the heart of a small Budapest family. An older couple have three grown daughters, and they all live in one crowded apartment, which is itself a scenario for friction. The eldest daughter is divorced, has a married boyfriend, and works in a textile factory. The middle sister attends the university and is mismatched with a callous and rich lover. The youngest sister is a clerk, but she is trying hard to move into reporting. Her new boyfriend is a reporter, and she hopes he can help her get a job on his newspaper. It is worth noting that none of these women plan on getting a great job and making it on their own without a boyfriend in the picture.
by Eleanor Mannikka
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