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A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.Read moreLess
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
The story
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
Cast & crew
John GielgudJohn Lasocki
Krystyna JandaMarta
Andrzej SewerynAdam Pietryk
Jan CiecierskiMarta's Father
Tadeusz CzechowskiTadzio
Marek DąbrowskiCultural Office Clerk
Józef FryźlewiczVoivod
Janusz GajosDignitary from Warsaw
Stanisław GórkaBassist
Jerzy KleynCast
Anna ŁopatowskaAnnaExplore the crew
- Editor
- Halina Prugar-Ketling
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
- Writer
- Andrzej Kijowski
- Director of Photography
- Sławomir Idziak