Don’t Cry, Pretty Girls! (1970) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1970 · 84 mins · Hungarian

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Directed by

Márta Mészáros

Starring

Lajos Balázsovits, Katalin Takács, István Bujtor, Ila Schütz, Péter Blaskó, Kati Sír

Savanyú and his friend work at a factory, spending their evenings at parties and concerts. Engaged to Juli, Savanyú lives as a sub‑tenant while the women stay in workers’ hostels, leaving the couple without a place to be together. They try to claim a rundown flat but are chased away by a friendly policeman. At a youth‑park concert Juli meets Géza; they flirt, join a pop group on a countryside trip, and Savanyú and his friends follow, leading to a minor clash that cools the atmosphere.