In Praise of Older Women (1978)

5.3/10 110 min Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Karen Black

Maya

Tom Berenger

Andras Vayda

Susan Strasberg

Bobbie

Helen Shaver

Ann MacDonald

Marilyn Lightstone

Klari

Alexandra Stewart

Paula

Alberta Watson

Mitzi

Ian Tracey

Andras Vayda Jr.

Louise Marleau

Woman in Elevator

Jill Frappier

Lady Teacher

Bronwen Mantel

Woman in Cafe

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