Teenager

(Smarkula)


1963   >   slice of life/comedy

A light, charming romantic comedy in a classic retro style. An adaptation of the play “Znajda” (Orphan) by Roman Niewiarowicz, which premiered in 1941 at Teatr Komedia.

The Polish debut of Anna Prucnal, an actress and singer who made a singing career after leaving to France; she also starred in the movie “City of Women” by Federico Fellini.

The film’s atmosphere is emphasized by a romantic score composed by Krzysztof Komeda.

The problems of an adolescent girl and her guardians, who come to adopt her by chance, become a pretext for demonstrating the difference between falling in love and true love.

17-year-old Krysia comes to Warsaw after her parents’ death to live with her uncle. When it turns out the relative is gone, the lead character is adopted by two friends – Florek the cab driver and Bogdan the doctor. She quickly gains their sympathy and wins their hearts. Her presence leads to many troublesome situations, because although her guardians treat her as a child, Krysia looks like an attractive young woman from the outside… The girl soon has a suitor – Jurek, a handsome brother of one of her school friends. The relationship makes her aware that she has true feelings for the much older Bogdan. Krysia decides she wants her guardian to notice her as a woman.


Crew:

director
Leonard Buczkowski
script
Leonard Buczkowski, Roman Niewiarowicz
d.o.p.
Wiesław Zdort
designer
Wojciech Krysztofiak
editor
Wiesława Otocka
music
Krzysztof Komeda
cast
Anna Prucnal
Czesław Wołłejko
Bronisław Pawlik
Mieczysław Kalenik
Alina Janowska
Barbara Rylska
Jadwiga Chojnacka
Materials: SD
Length: 102’

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