Kobieta samotna (TV 1981)

A story of a middle-aged woman, Irena, living alone on the outskirts of Wroclaw with her 8-year old son. They live in a drab apartment. She is a mail carrier and her son is her only pride ... See full summary »

Director:

Agnieszka Holland

Writers:

Agnieszka Holland, Maciej Karpinski

Stars:

Maria Chwalibóg, Boguslaw Linda, Pawel Witczak

3 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Maria Chwalibóg	...	Irena Misiak
Boguslaw Linda	...	Jacek Grochala
Pawel Witczak	...	Bogus, Irena's Son
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danuta Balicka-Satanowska	...	(as Danuta Balicka)
Bozena Baranowska
Lucja Burzynska
Danuta Gallert
Henryk Hunko
Maciej Karpinski
Ryszard Kotys	...	Irena's Cousin, Bogus's Godfather
Jerzy Kozlowski
Slawa Kwasniewska	...	Irena's Aunt
Bohdana Majda	...	Jacek's Housewife
Jerzy Matula	...	Post Office Manager
Andrzej Mrozek	...	Priest

Storyline

A story of a middle-aged woman, Irena, living alone on the outskirts of Wroclaw with her 8-year old son. They live in a drab apartment. She is a mail carrier and her son is her only pride and joy. She hardly communicates with anybody else in a humanly open and natural way. She also cares for a sick relative. One day when delivering a monthly pension to a crippled young miner Jacek, she faints at his doorsteps. Even though she is determined to live alone after divorcing her drunken first husband, she also knows that her boy needs a male figure to correct his bad habits. She also needs a man badly. The love affair between Jacek and Irena begins however their first physical encounter shatters them both. Irena has a lot of problems: her son makes a lot of trouble at school, and at work her supervisor wants to take her route and give it to somebody else. Finally, the sick relative dies, and she is hit with the funeral bill instead with the expected inheritance. She steals pensioners' money...

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Plot Keywords:

school | murder | loneliness | poverty | postman | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

30 September 1987 (Poland)

Also Known As:

A Woman Alone

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telewizja Polska (TVP), Zespól Filmowy "X"

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Polish Cinema (1995)

User Reviews

Almost perfect...

A little bit forgotten but in my opinion the best film made by Agnieszka Holland ever. Moving story of unhappy love, strongly connected with Polish reality of the 80's. True, bitter and hopeless story of fallen expectations. Must see!