Provincial Actors (1979)
The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a classic play (Wyspianski "Wyzwolenie") with a modern vein. Everyone in the production gets his usual stereotypical role, but the aging idol of the ensemble senses opportunity to give the performance of his life. For young director everything is already set. The leading man, however, is not giving up and is trying to restore the role according to his view. His wife listens to his fears, complaints and frustrations, while resigning herself to a fading career in a puppet theatre.
Director:
Agnieszka Holland
Writers:
Agnieszka Holland, Witold Zatorski.
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Ewa Dałkowska as Krystyna Gazda |
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Tadeusz Huk as Krzysztof Malewski |
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Halina Łabonarska as Anka Malewska |
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Tomasz Zygadło as Sławomir Szczepan |
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Iwona Biernacka as Rysia |
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Adam Ferency as Adaś |
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Sława Kwaśniewska as Malina |
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Kazimiera Nogajówna as Hanka |
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Janina Ordężanka as Andrzeja |
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Krystyna Wachelko-Zaleska as Daniela |
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Stefan Burczyk as Andrzej |
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Andrzej Buszewicz as Zygmunt Bielski |
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Jan Ciecierski as Tadeusz Burski |
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Jerzy Fedorowicz as Michał Sulkiewicz |
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Bronisław Kassowski as old actor |
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Jerzy Kryszak as Cynik |
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Jerzy Łapiński as Darek |
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Stanisław Michalski as Antczak |
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Jerzy Stuhr as Wojciech Głosowicz |
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Jerzy Wasiuczyński as theater director |
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Barbara Rachwalska as Stasiakowa |
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Ryszard Kotys as Majchrzak |
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Zbigniew Bielski as Zawadzki |
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Marcin Jarnuszkiewicz as Set designer |
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Andrzej Rozhin as Korbut |
| Directing | Agnieszka Holland | Director |
| Art | Bogdan Sölle | Production Design |
| Camera | Włodzimierz Krupa | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Marian Danisz | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Halina Nawrocka | Editor |
| Production | Michał Szczerbic | Production Manager |
| Sound | Marek Wojtaszewski | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Danuta Zankowska | Sound |
| Sound | Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz | Music Consultant |
| Camera | Tadeusz Jaworski | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludwika Niśkiewicz | Costume Design |
| Camera | Włodzimierz Resiak | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Zygmunt Nowak | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Jadwiga Kozba-Zambrzycka | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Hieronim Klimczak | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elżbieta Karmolińska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Waldemar Król | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Tomasz Bek | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdzislawa Namyslaw | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Wanda Zeman | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Elżbieta Stankiewicz | Unit Manager |
| Art | Renata Czyżnikowska | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Władysław Bielski | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elżbieta Radke | Costumer |
| Sound | Zbigniew Przygodzki | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Jacek Petrycki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andrzej Zarycki | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Agnieszka Holland | Screenplay |
| Writing | Witold Zatorski | Screenplay |