On The Move

(W drodze /Po drodze/)


1980   >   psychological

A psychological drama focusing on Róża – a mature woman going through a psychological crisis.

The film features artists from “Piwnica pod Baranami”. The film also features fragments of the play “Demons” directed by Andrzej Wajda as performed the H. Modrzejewska Teatr Stary in Cracow.

Barbara,  a woman of Polish descent, lives in Budapest. The feels lonely and unappreciated. She only spends the weekends with her husband. The couple are growing apart. The death of her best friend is a severe blow to her, making her decide to go on a voyage. The arrives in Cracow, strolling down well-known paths, she visits her mother’s grave. By coincidence she meets Marek, an actor from Teatr Stary. Together they leave for Magda’s cousin’s wedding. Marek and Barbara begin to have feelings for each other.  After returning to Warsaw, Marek invites her home. There he introduces her to his wife and children. In Cracow, Barbara visits Piwnica pod Baranami and goes to rehearsals at Teatr Stary. She finally says goodbye to Marek confesses she loves him, and then returns to Budapest. When Barbara is changing planes in Budapest, Marek informs Barbara that he will be having another child. The news deepens the woman’s psychological crisis.


Crew:

director
Marta Meszaros
script
Jan Nowicki, Marta Meszaros, Marek Piwowski
d.o.p.
Tamas Andor
designer
Andrzej Borecki
editor
Annamaria Komlossy
music
Zygmunt Konieczny
cast
Delphine Seyrig
Jan Nowicki
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Halina Winiarska
Wanda Neumann
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Zofia Niwińska
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Piotr Skrzynecki
Jerzy Stuhr
Krystyna Loska
Materials: SD
Length: 100’