Provincial Actors

(Aktorzy prowincjonalni)


1979   >   Psychological drama

One of the first films by world renowned director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland, recipient of many international film festival awards.

Extraordinary performance by Halina Łabonarska as Anna, awarded at the 1979 Polish Film Festival in Gdańsk.

The news of the arrival of a director form Warsaw interrupts the boring life of a theatre.
An opportunity of a lifetime for the most talented actor appears to be a typical, routine step towards a real career for the director. The actor attempts to rebel against the visiting director but doesn’t stand a chance. The actor takes out his professional dilemmas and irritation
at home.

A psychological drama set in the provincial theater actor’s environment, preparing to stage „Liberation” by Stanisław Wyspiański. Theater in theater and theater in cinema - a surprisingly fresh take on these two models.


Crew:

director
Agnieszka Holland
script
Agnieszka Holland, Witold Zatorski
d.o.p.
Jacek Petrycki
designer
Bogdan Sölle
costumes
Ludwika Niśkiewicz
editor
Halina Nawrocka
music
Andrzej Zarycki
cast
Halina Łabonarska, Tadeusz Huk,
Iwona Biernacka, Ewa Dałkowska,
Sława Kwaśniewska

Awards:

PFFF, Gdynia
Best actress in a leading role (Halina Łabonarska)
Koszalin
Great Amber Grand Prix- Koszalin Debut Film Festival The Young and Cinema
Koszalin
Best actress role- Koszalin Debut Film Festival The Young and Cinema (Halina Łabonarska)
IFF, Cannes
FIPRESCI Award
Materials: HD
Length: 104’

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