Woman in a Hat

A psychological portrait of Ewa a young Polish theatre actress searching for her own way in life She plays a minor role in Jasieńskis The Ball of Mannequins a complete opposite of her real personality while aspires to star as Cordelia in Shakespeares King Lear Ewa lives on her own occasionally visiting a famous old actress to talk about theatre taking care of a poor neighbor and fights her sophisticated mother rejecting the truth about her beloved father who died an alcoholic