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The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.Read moreLess
The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
The story
The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
Cast & crew
Anna DymnaMagdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy
Maria PakulnisBarbarka, służąca Romualda
Danuta SzaflarskaMichalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka
Ewa WiśniewskaHelena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka
Edward DziewońskiKazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka
Krzysztof Gosztyłaleśnik Baltazar
Jerzy KamasRomuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów
Jerzy Kryszakdiabeł Niemczyk
Ewa FlorczakAntonina, służąca Surkontów
Marta LipińskaTekla Dilbinowa z Surkontów, matka Tomaszka
Hanna SkarżankaBukowska, matka Romualda, Dionizego i WiktoraExplore the crew
- Director
- Tadeusz Konwicki
- Writer
- Tadeusz Konwicki
- Editor
- Krystyna Rutkowska
- Director of Photography
- Jerzy Łukaszewicz