The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
In 1456, Francis Villon and his companions attack a merchant in the forest. On the cart they find a girl dead of the plague. They give up the robbery. Villon spends the evening in an inn. He drinks, dances - the fun is interrupted by the arrival of a leper. Only Villon is not afraid to touch him, he treats him as a neighbor. In bed, his lover Gretel complains to the poet that no one wants to marry her....
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Stanisław RóżewiczDirector
- Stanisław RóżewiczScreenplay
- Jerzy SatanowskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jacek MikołajczakFrancois Villon
- Ewa DałkowskaVillon's Mother
- Henryk MachalicaFelier
- Jerzy TrelaThevenin
- Tadeusz WłudarskiNicolas
- Dariusz DróżdżColin
- Mariusz ŻarneckiMontigne
- Krystyna ChmielewskaDeaf-mute Woman
- Łukasz ChmielewskiFrancois Villon (young)
- Bohdan EjmontBlind Man
- Mariusz GorczyńskiUchol
- Stanisław GronkowskiLeper
Themes
15th century