Riddance
Back to browse
66% Critic Match

Riddance

6.6 / 10 1973 1h 21mNR Hungarian
Drama

Storyline

Jutka, a young woman who works in a factory, falls in love with Andras, a university student. She pretends to be a student, to him and to his parents, and begins to live a lie. Finally she rebels against Andras and his demands and the social conventions that forced her to live a lie.

Cast & Crew

Erzsébet Kútvölgyi

Erzsébet Kútvölgyi

Szabó Jutka

Lead
Gábor Nagy

Gábor Nagy

Molnár András

Marianna Moór

Marianna Moór

Zsuzsi

József Székhelyi

József Székhelyi

Laci

MM

Melinda Máriáss

Erzsi

Földi Teri

Földi Teri

Molnárné

LS

Lajos Szabó

Molnár

Ferenc Kállai

Ferenc Kállai

Szabó

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Márta Mészáros's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Riddance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker