About
Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
Directors
Writer
Studio
Zespół Filmowy "Rytm", Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi
Original Language
Polish
Cast
Full credits →K
Kalina Jędrusik
Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
M
Maria Wachowiak
Zofia (segment 1)
G
Gustaw Holoubek
Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
W
Wieńczysław Gliński
Karol (segment 1)
B
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
I
Irena Netto
Marynia (segment 2)
M
Maria Homerska
Karolina (segment 2)
B
Bogumił Kobiela
Wacek (segment 2)
J
Jerzy Jogałła
Boy at a Slide (segment 2)
A
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)
S
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited)
W
Wanda Łuczycka
Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited)
L
Lidia Korsakówna
Sally (segment 3) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
A
Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Paweł (segment 3) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Z
Zofia Kucówna
Zosia (segment 4) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
K
Kazimierz Opaliński
Professor Waszkowski (segment 4)
M
Michał Pawlicki
Roger (segment 4)
I
Ignacy Machowski
Francois (segment 4)
T
Teresa Lipowska
Woman on a Bike (segment 4) (uncredited)
G
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited)
