Released:
1980-02-27

Overview:
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

Director:
Andrzej Wajda

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Drama, Music

• Cast:
• 
  John Gielgud
  as
  John Lasocki
• 
  Krystyna Janda
  as
  Marta
• 
  Andrzej Seweryn
  as
  Adam Pietryk
• 
  Jan Ciecierski
  as
  Marta's Father
• 
  Tadeusz Czechowski
  as
  Tadzio