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Cast
Krystyna Wolańska
as Elżbieta Jabłońska
Marek Bargiełowski
as poeta Fabian Miłobrzeski
Danuta Rastawicka
as Irena, koleżanka Elżbiety
Maria Kościałkowska
as Matka Elżbiety
Marian Cebulski
as inżynier Edward Soniewicz
Edmund Karwański
as Mężczyzna w kapeluszu na rynku
Zdzisław Kozień
as ksiądz Ryba
Stefania Iwińska
as Amelia Brygierowa, koleżanka matki Elżbiety
Michał Grudziński
as Wariat Turlej
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1977
Runtime—
LanguagePolish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorKrzysztof Wierzbiański
WritersKrzysztof Wierzbiański, Ryszard Szadaj
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsA Small Town Love Affair
About A Small Town Love Affair
The young protagonist, Elżbieta, grew up in a small town bourgeois house. She rebels against the town's atmosphere and imagines that a love affair with a poet from a big city will liberate her. However, the love affair lasts only for a fleeting moment. It is the young engineers who arrive in the town to build a factory who are the real harbinger of changes in the town itself and the minds of its inhabitants. Based on a novel by Kornel Filipowicz.
Directed by Krzysztof Wierzbiański, A Small Town Love Affair leans on a strong ensemble — Krystyna Wolańska, Marek Bargiełowski, Danuta Rastawicka — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1977.
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