Bursting with rock’n’roll energy, raw poetry, and a rebellious spirit, Don’t Cry Pretty Girls is a vibrant ode to counterculture and the youthquake generation championing freedom and self-expression. Juli (Jaroslava Schallerová) is sharp, striking, and restless – working in a hostel and engaged to Savanyú (Márk Zala), a factory worker who lives for wild nights out with his unruly friends. On the eve of their wedding, a concert draws them into the orbit of Géza (Lajos Balázsovits), a magnetic, free-spirited musician who awakens Juli’s longing for something more. Spirited away by Géza, Juli is swept into a world of possibility and rebellion – while Savanyú refuses to let her go without a fight. Don’t Cry Pretty Girls stands among Mészáros’s most adventurous works: dialogue is spare, music drives the action, and every scene pulses with youthful urgency.Hungarian with English subtitles. Bursting with rock’n’roll energy, raw poetry, and a rebellious spirit, Don’t Cry Pretty Girls is a vibrant ode to counterculture and the youthquake generation championing freedom and self-expression. Juli (Jaroslava Schallerová) is sharp, striking, and restless – working in a hostel and engaged to Savanyú (Márk Zala), a factory worker who lives for wild nights out with his unruly friends. On the eve of their wedding, a concert draws them into the orbit of Géza (Lajos Balázsovits), a magnetic, free-spirited musician who awakens Juli’s longing for something more. Spirited away by Géza, Juli is swept into a world of possibility and rebellion – while Savanyú refuses to let her go without a fight. Don’t Cry Pretty Girls stands among Mészáros’s most adventurous works: dialogue is spare, music drives the action, and every scene pulses with youthful urgency. Hungarian with English subtitles. Screening as part of the Glasgow Film Theatre CineMasters: Marta Mészáros season, urated by Invisible Women in collaboration with curator Maggi Hurt.