Andrzej is the director overseeing a production disrupted by the leading actor's disappearance. He joins and guides the search through studios, roads, locations, and the countryside, while considering ways to reshape the unfinished project into a film about making a film without its missing central figure.
The Poet is the writer who marries a peasant girl and stands at the center of the wedding's symbolic encounters. During the reception, he is visited by figures representing Poland's historical conscience, while the celebration around him shifts between personal relationships and national concerns.
A brilliant chess player whose obsession with the game damages his personal life.
The influential leader of the architecture studio, Jerzy directs the museum project and defends his design against Ewa’s proposal to use red brick. He has authority over Maria, who has worked under him for years, and Ewa challenges how he treats her. When the project is rejected, Ewa urges him to act and fight for its lasting value.
Dr. Tamten is a renowned surgeon and director of the local hospital. Widmar suspects that he is having an affair with Rebeka and grows increasingly intent on confirming the suspicion, even contemplating killing the doctor. The plot describes Tamten through Widmar’s jealousy and does not establish whether the alleged affair is real.
Andrzej Łapicki has 75 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Their work is anchored in the Opowieści niezwykłe – Kolekcja Filmów universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Warszawa 1956, The Birthday, Dziś w nocy umrze miasto. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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