Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
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Cast
Marek Walczewski
Host
Izabela Olszewska
Hostess
Ewa Ziętek
Bride
Daniel Olbrychski
Bridegroom
Emilia Krakowska
Marysia
Mieczysław Stoor
Wojtek
Kazimierz Opaliński
Father
Henryk Borowski
Old Man
Marek Perepeczko
Jasiek
Janusz Bukowski
Kasper
Andrzej Łapicki
Poet
Wojciech Pszoniak
Journalist / Stanczyk
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Nose
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Priest
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