In Praise of Older Women
1978
1h 50min
Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a married women in her thirties, who tutors him in the lessons of love and romance. Maya is only the first of many mature women that Andras will meet through his teenage and young adult life.
Storyline
Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a married women in her thirties, who tutors him in the lessons of love and romance. Maya is only the first of many mature women that Andras will meet through his teenage and young adult life.
Released
22 September 1978
Runtime
1h 50min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Astral Bellevue Pathé, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players Film Company, Films RSL, T.S.M. Investments Limited
Cast
Karen Black
Maya
Tom Berenger
Andras Vayda
Susan Strasberg
Bobbie
Helen Shaver
Ann MacDonald
Marilyn Lightstone
Klari
Alexandra Stewart
Paula
Marianne McIsaac
Julika
Alberta Watson
Mitzi
Ian Tracey
Andras Vayda Jr.
Monique Lepage
The Countess
Louise Marleau
Woman in Elevator
Jill Frappier
Lady Teacher
Mignon Elkins
Mother Vayda
Joan Stuart
Aunt Alice
John Bayliss
Glen MacDonald
John Granik
Tom Horvath
Budd Knapp
Father Confessor
Earl Pennington
Professor Hargitay
Michael Kirby
Tibor Kovacs
Bronwen Mantel
Woman in Cafe
Wally Martin
The Janitor
Arden R. Ryshpan
Berenice (as Arden Ryshpan)
Tibor Polgár
The Pianist (as Tibor Polgar)
Julie Wildman
Woman at Party
Julie Morand
Girl Student
Griffith Brewer
The Fiacre Driver
Walter Bolton
Second Waiter
Martha Parker
Girl at Dance
Robert King
Man with Proclamation
Arthur Grosser
Party Host
Jeannette Casenave
Party Hostess
Alexander Godfrey
First Waiter
Tina Shuster
Second Girl at Dance
Danny Brainin
Youth in Class
Casey Stevens
Second Student
Peter Gottlieb
Boy on Staircase
Henry Ramer
Narrator (voice)
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