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The Shop on Main Street (also known as Obchod na korze) is a Slovak language film from Czechoslovakia which dealt with the subject of Aryanization. The movie was written by Ladislav Grosman, Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. It was directed by Kadár and Klos.

A poor Slovak named Tono is offered the chance to take over the sewing store of an old Jewish woman during World War II. The woman thinks he has come to work for her, and their relationship grows, until the authorities demand that all of the Jews leave the town. It stars Jozef Króner as Tono Brtko and Ida Kaminska as Jewish widow Rozalie Lautman.

The movie won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and was nominated in 1966 for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ida Kaminska). It was filmed in city of Sabinov

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