Marika is a 1938 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Pál Jávor, Lia Szepes and Zita Perczel.[1][2][3][4] The film is based on a play by István Zágon, which was later adapted as the German film Marili. The sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze

Marika
Directed byViktor Gertler
Written by
Produced byJános Smolka
Starring
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Music byJózsef Radó
Production
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Release date
  • 11 February 1938 (1938-02-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The film is sometimes referred to in English as Little Mary.[5]

Synopsis

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After his wife dies, Orbán Sándor adopts his stepdaughter Marika. However, once she grows into a woman she falls in love with him.

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References

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  1. ^ Nemeskürty, István; Szántó, Tibor (1985). A Pictorial Guide to the Hungarian Cinema, 1901-1984. Révai Printing House. ISBN 978-963-207-757-4.
  2. ^ Marika (1938) | Galerie - Z filmu | ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via www.csfd.cz.
  3. ^ Filmévkönyv (in Hungarian). Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum. 1997.
  4. ^ Ádám, Sztankay (2018-10-07). "Perczel Zita, a színésznő, aki Magyarországon, Franciaországban is karriert csinált, minden szerelmét megcsalta, de hazájához hű maradt". ORIGO (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  5. ^ Bolton, Lucy; Wright, Julie Lobalzo (2016-05-28). Lasting Screen Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-40733-7.
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