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Masterless Woman (1944)

Masterless Woman poster
Original title
A gazdátlan asszony
Directed by
László Sipos
Genre
comedy
Country
Hungary
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman finds herself without a husband or guardian and must navigate the social expectations of 1940s Hungary. The story follows her attempts to manage her newfound independence with comedic misadventures.

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What happens

Masterless Woman (Hungarian: A gazdátlan asszony) is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by László Sipos and starring Erzsi Simor, István Nagy and Ida Turay. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director János Pagonyi. Katalin Karády was originally intended to play the lead before being replaced by Simor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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