Following his lauded war trilogy, Wajda turned his camera on Poland’s socially modern but politically disengaged post-war generation. When hipster doctor Bazyli meets out-of-towner Pelagia in a nightclub, they spend a night in his flat flirting to the jazz tunes of Krzysztof Komeda. Embracing a style similar to the contemporaneous French New Wave, this is a vivid portrait of disillusioned youth.
Wajda at 100
An all-encompassing retrospective to celebrate the legendary auteur, 100 years after his birth. From the beginning of his career, with his revered war trilogy, director Andrzej Wajda established himself as a singular voice in Polish and world cinema.
Director Andrzej Wajda
Year 1960
Duration
1h 24m
Language Polish with English subtitles
Cast Tadeusz Łomnicki, Krystyna Stypułkowska, Zbigniew Cybulski