In Praise of Older Women
1978 · 1 hr 50 min
R5.720%57%
Andras Vajda 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.
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Directed By
George KaczenderWritten By
Stephen Vizinczey, Paul GottliebStudio
Astral Bellevue Pathé, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Famous Players Film Company, Films RSL, T.S.M. Investments LimitedCast of In Praise of Older Women
Karen BlackMaya
Tom BerengerAndras Vayda
Susan StrasbergBobbie
Helen ShaverAnn MacDonald
Marilyn LightstoneKlari
Alexandra StewartPaula
Marianne McIsaacJulika
Alberta WatsonMitzi
Ian TraceyAndras Vayda Jr.
Monique LepageThe Countess
Louise MarleauWoman in Elevator
Jill FrappierLady Teacher
Mignon ElkinsMother Vayda
Joan StuartAunt Alice
John BaylissGlen MacDonald
John GranikTom Horvath
Budd KnappFather Confessor
Earl PenningtonProfessor Hargitay
Michael KirbyTibor Kovacs
Bronwen MantelWoman in Cafe
Wally MartinThe Janitor
Arden R. RyshpanBerenice (as Arden Ryshpan)
Tibor PolgárThe Pianist (as Tibor Polgar)
Julie WildmanWoman at Party
Julie MorandGirl Student
Griffith BrewerThe Fiacre Driver
Walter BoltonSecond Waiter
Martha ParkerGirl at Dance
Robert KingMan with Proclamation
Arthur GrosserParty Host
Jeannette CasenaveParty Hostess
Alexander GodfreyFirst Waiter
Tina ShusterSecond Girl at Dance
Danny BraininYouth in Class
Casey StevensSecond Student
Peter GottliebBoy on Staircase
Henry RamerNarrator (voice)