Released:
1962-09-03

Overview:
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:
Jerzy Antczak, Adam Hanuszkiewicz, Gustaw Holoubek, Jan Rybkowski, Andrzej Łapicki

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Kalina Jędrusik
  as
  Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
• 
  Maria Wachowiak
  as
  Zofia (segment 1)
• 
  Gustaw Holoubek
  as
  Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
• 
  Wieńczysław Gliński
  as
  Karol (segment 1)
• 
  Beata Tyszkiewicz
  as
  Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)