More than a storyline with a beginning, middle, and end, this tale of a foundry worker who engages a woman -- and fellow worker -- to do housekeeping for him is a tale that holds up the Hungarian social system against the morality of an exploitative male-female relationship. After his wife dies, the rough-cut and intentionally nameless "man" (Jozsef Madaras) eventually coerces the "woman" (Julianna Nyako) into doing his housework for a small remuneration. Everything goes along passably well for awhile, until the man adds in more household responsibility in the form of chickens to raise. Due to extra work at the factory, the woman cannot tend to the chickens as she should and the result is that some of them die. The man is furious, verbally abuses her, and then rapes her. Later, the woman discovers she is pregnant, with dire consequences.
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We're Getting Along Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Júlia Nyakó
She was 17, now 61 years old
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as Éva (as Nyakó Juli) |
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József Madaras
He was 43, 69 years old when he died
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as B. József |
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Vilmos Kun
He was 54, 89 years old when he died
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as Orvos |
We're Getting Along Crew
| Name |
Department |
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József Romvári as Production Design. He was 54 (84) years old when He died
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Art |
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István Kardos as Screenplay. He was 38 (60) years old when He died
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Writing |