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Purple Lilacs (1934)

Purple Lilacs poster
Original title
Lila akác
Directed by
Steve Sekely
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a musical comedy from 1934 about romantic mix-ups and humorous situations. It follows a group of characters as they sing, flirt, and get into amusing predicaments.

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What happens

Purple Lilacs (Hungarian: Lila akác) is a 1934 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Irén Ágay, Irén Biller and György Nagy. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Ernő Szép which was later remade as a 1973 film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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