Panny z Wilka (1979)

Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to his aunt and uncle for a while, but gets involved ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Writers:

Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz (short story), Zbigniew Kaminski (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Maja Komorowska

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Daniel Olbrychski	...	Wiktor Ruben
Anna Seniuk	...	Julcia
Maja Komorowska	...	Jola
Stanislawa Celinska	...	Zosia
Krystyna Zachwatowicz	...	Kazia
Christine Pascal	...	Tunia
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz	...	Julcia's Husband
Zofia Jaroszewska	...	Wiktor's Aunt
Tadeusz Bialoszczynski	...	Wiktor's Uncle
Paul Guers	...	Jola's Husband (as Paul Dutron)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kazimierz Brodzikowski	...	Butler
Andrzej Grzybowski
Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz	...	Himself
Filip Jasienski	...	Kazia's Son
Witold Kaluski	...	Coachman

Storyline

Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to his aunt and uncle for a while, but gets involved with a family of five women who had been in love with him at one time though he had apparently loved only one, who, unknown to him, has died since his departure. The women are mainly disillusioned with life or estranged from husbands while the youngest has a crush on him.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | funeral | love | reference to descartes | captain | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Poland France

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

4 September 1979 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Girl from Wilko

Filming Locations:

Radachówka, Mazowieckie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films Molière, Pierson Productions, Polish Corporation for Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"I Koncert skrzypcowy op. 35"
(1916)
Music by Karol Szymanowski

User Reviews

This film is great

I did enjoy this film - it's reflective, not too melancholy, not too taxing. It is a pleasant film.

It seems to me like this film inspired Utomlennoe Solntzem too, so that's a good enough reason to watch it as any. Like that other film, Panny z Wilco paints a convincing and pretty picture of the life of a large family and the theme of a man returning to such a place after many years to confront a romance which was left unfinished is mirrored. 'Burnt By the Sun' does owe a lot to Mikhailkov's earlier 'An Unfinished Piece for the Mechanical Piano' as well. Based on a Chekhovian play, (this film also features a scene were the mystery of a past romance is revealed to all present through the telling of a story.)

(In fact a tango is played, in Panny z Wilco, on the gramophone at one point that sounds suspiciously similar to the song of the title of that other film...)

Jola, one of the four sisters at Wilko, keeps breaking into lovely spontaneous laughter (I'm not sure why I mention this, it's just that, it seems to me, spontaneous laughter deserves a mention).