Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

A csúnya lány (1935)

A csúnya lány poster
Directed by
Béla Gaál
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A homely young woman navigates romantic complications and social misunderstandings. Her journey to find love and confidence leads to comic situations.

lightheartedbreezyplayfulold-fashionedupbeatwhimsical

What happens

The Homely Girl (Hungarian: A csúnya lány) is a 1935 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and Henry Koster and starring Pál Jávor, Lili Muráti and Ella Gombaszögi. The film marked Muráti's debut and launched her career as a star. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It has plot similarities to Koster's 1933 German film The Ugly Girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?