In Praise Of Older Women

In Praise Of Older Women

110 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 22, 1978

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.

In Praise Of Older Women

110 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 22, 1978

In Praise Of Older Women
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Astral Bellevue Pathé, Films RSL, Famous Players Film Company, T.S.M. Investments Limited
Original title In Praise Of Older Women
Directors Ariane Ochrymouych, Charles Braive, Daniel Hausmann, George Kaczender
Writers Paul Gottlieb, Stephen Vizinczey

Cast

Karen Black

as Maya

Tom Berenger

as Andras Vayda

Susan Strasberg

as Bobbie

Helen Shaver

as Ann MacDonald

Marianne McIsaac

as Julika

Alberta Watson

as Mitzi

Ian Tracey

as Andras Vayda Jr.

Monique Lepage

as The Countess

Louise Marleau

as Woman in Elevator

Jill Frappier

as Lady Teacher

Mignon Elkins

as Mother Vayda

Joan Stuart

as Aunt Alice

John Bayliss

as Glen MacDonald

John Granik

as Tom Horvath

Budd Knapp

as Father Confessor

Earl Pennington

as Professor Hargitay

Michael Kirby

as Tibor Kovacs

Bronwen Mantel

as Woman in Cafe

Wally Martin

as The Janitor

Arden R. Ryshpan

as Berenice (as Arden Ryshpan)

Tibor Polgár

as The Pianist (as Tibor Polgar)

Julie Wildman

as Woman at Party

Julie Morand

as Girl Student

Griffith Brewer

as The Fiacre Driver

Walter Bolton

as Second Waiter

Martha Parker

as Girl at Dance

Robert King

as Man with Proclamation

Arthur Grosser

as Party Host

Jeannette Casenave

as Party Hostess

Alexander Godfrey

as First Waiter

Mary Jane Eason

as English Waitress

Tina Shuster

as Second Girl at Dance

Danny Brainin

as Youth in Class

Casey Stevens

as Second Student

Peter Gottlieb

as Boy on Staircase

Henry Ramer

as Narrator (voice)