The Game

Program:

Retrospective program "Century"

Year:

1969

Country:

Poland

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

91'

Professionally active, childless, married woman loses her father during a business trip. With an overwhelming sense of transience and the fear of death, she doubts her attachment to her husband. It turns out that in marriage, he only plays his part, with greater or lesser conviction. Jerzy Kawalerowicz centenary

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Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Jerzy Kawalerowicz (1922–2007) was a Polish film director and politician. He was noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films. After working as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the 1951 film GROMADA. He was a leading figure in the Polish Film School, and his films CIEŃ and POCIĄG constitute some of that movement's best work.

Filmography: Smierc prezydenta (1977), Mother Joan of the Angels (1961), Pociag (1959), etc.

Creative team

Director

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Screenplay

Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Andrzej Bianusz

Director of photography

Jan Laskowski

Editing

Wiesława Otocka

Production design

Jerzy Skrzepiński