Henry Kesdi is a silenced classical composer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex symphony on his neglected piano. As a help Kesdi gets his new musical secretary. His loyal wife reluctantly accepts her as his young lover.
Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
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Cast
Max von Sydow
Henry Kesdi
Lothaire Bluteau
Stefan Bugajski
Sarah Miles
Helena Kesdi
Sofie Gråbøl
Annette Berg
Aleksander Bardini
Prof. Jerzy Kern
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Gelda
Sławomira Łozińska
Doctor's Wife
Peter Hesse Overgaard
Joseph Kesdi
Lars Lunøe
Doctor
Trevor Cooper
Muller
Stanisław Brejdygant
Maier
Maja Ploszynska
Child
Eugenia Herman
Mrs. Olsen
Krystyna Sznerr-Mierzejewska
Applicant
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