The read
A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 44%. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- István SzabóScreenplay
- István SzabóDirector
- Andrea VészitsScreenplay
Cast
- Helen MirrenEmerenc Szeredás
- Martina GedeckMagda
- Károly EperjesTibor
- Péter AndoraiMr. Brodarics
- Enikő BörcsökSutu
- Gábor KonczThe Lt. Colonel
- Lajos KovácsHandyman
- Marozsán ErikaÉvike Grossmann
- Mari NagyAdél
- Csaba PindrochEmerenc's Nephew
- Ági SzirtesPolett
- Ildikó TóthDoctor
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Themes
budapest, hungarycatmarried coupleauthormaidinvisibledoghousekeeperrainstormstubbornnessmysteriousstruggling writer