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Leaving occupied Varsovia in 1943, the two intellectuals, Frederic and Witold, take refuge in the country mansion of an old friend. The girl of the house, Henia (16 years old), is promised in marriage to an attorney Waclaw (30 years old) from a nearby town. However, Henia's childhood friend Karol also lives at the estate works the farm. Frederic and Witold decide to break the arranged wedding and bring the two youngsters together. John Updike described Gombrowicz's book as being the "Dangerous Liaisons" of the twentieth century. Winner of five top honors including audience favorite at the the Polish Film Awards.

Keywords

  • Arthouse
  • Award Winning
  • User Favorites: Top 25
  • world war II
  • community
  • eastern europe
  • friendship
  • history
  • war

Actors

  • Krzysztof Majchrzak
  • Adam Ferency
  • Krzysztof Globisz
  • Grazyna Blecka-Kolska

Director

  • Jan Jakub Kolski

Drama, Romance


1h 57min


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France
Poland
2003
In Wehrmacht-occupied Poland, two intellectuals flee to a country estate and play a perverse game with its inhabitants.

In Wehrmacht-occupied Poland, two intellectuals flee to a country estate and play a perverse game with its inhabitants.


Leaving occupied Varsovia in 1943, the two intellectuals, Frederic and Witold, take refuge in the country mansion of an old friend. The girl of the house, Henia (16 years old), is promised in marriage to an attorney Waclaw (30 years old) from a nearby town. However, Henia's childhood friend Karol also lives at the estate works the farm. Frederic and Witold decide to break the arranged wedding and bring the two youngsters together.


John Updike described Gombrowicz's book as being the "Dangerous Liaisons" of the twentieth century. Winner of five top honors including audience favorite at the the Polish Film Awards.

Cast & Crew