The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Jerzy KawalerowiczScreenplay
- Jerzy ZawieyskiScreenplay
- Jerzy KawalerowiczDirector
- Adam WalacińskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lucyna WinnickaRóża Zborska
- Janina SokołowskaJózia
- Roland GłowackiJuliusz
- Andrzej SzalawskiProfessor Stęgień
- Olga BielskaIrena
- Helena DąbrowskaFlower Seller
- Janina JabłonowskaPsychiatrist's Wife
- Edward GlińskiSzymek
- Kazimierz DębowskiPsychiatrist Ludwik
- Zdzisław LeśniakMan leading a Wedding Procession
- Gustaw LutkiewiczHenryk Thiel
- Maciej MaciejewskiForeman
Stills
Themes
holocaust (shoah) survivor