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Director:
Krzysztof Zanussi
Writer:
Krzysztof Zanussi (written by)
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Release Date:
25 February 1985 (Poland) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War See more »
Plot:
Shortly after WWII an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in deep love. Eventually... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins See more »
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Hope and Love During The Times of Misery and Despair See more (3 total) »

Cast

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Maja Komorowska ... Emilia

Scott Wilson ... Norman
Hanna Skarzanka ... Emilia's Mother
Ewa Dalkowska ... Stella
Vadim Glowna ... Herman

Danny Webb ... David (as Daniel Webb)
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz ... Szary
Tadeusz Bradecki ... Interpreter
Jerzy Nowak ... English Doctor
Jerzy Stuhr ... Adzio
Halina Slonicka ... Singer
Wieslaw Michnikowski ... Priest
Miroslaw Gaweda
Halina Labonarska ... Nun
Zofia Rysiówna ... Interpreter
Gustaw Lutkiewicz ... Bakery Owner
Daria Trafankowska ... Girl serving food
Janusz Gajos ... Moonlighter
Marek Kondrat ... Malutki
Marcin Tronski ... Pchelka
Andrzej Zarnecki ... Officer
Wojciech Szostak
Pawel Unrug
Piotr Bikont
Richard Boulez
Lee Michael Walczuk (as Michal Walczuk)
Piotr Kozlowski
Marzena Tomaszewska-Glinska
Zofia Melechówna
Alina Rostkowska
Ewa Aleksiejczuk
Marek Bargielowski ... Doctor

Maciej Robakiewicz
Wlodzimierz Musial
Jerzy Moes
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Henryk Bista ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi 
 
Writing credits
Krzysztof Zanussi (written by)

Produced by
Michael Böhme .... executive producer: Germany (as Michael Boehme)
Hartwig Schmidt .... producer
Michal Szczerbic .... executive producer: Poland
Regina Ziegler .... producer
 
Original Music by
Wojciech Kilar 
 
Cinematography by
Slawomir Idziak (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Marek Denys 
 
Production Design by
Janusz Sosnowski 
 
Costume Design by
Magdalena Biedrzycka 
 
Makeup Department
Katarzyna Banaszewska .... assistant makeup artist
Liliana Galazka .... makeup artist
Elzbieta Malka .... assistant makeup artist (as Elzbieta Malka-Hen)
Waldemar Pokromski .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Zbigniew Dobrowolski .... unit manager
Michal Szczerbic .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Krzysztof Gruber .... assistant director
Zbigniew Gruz .... assistant director
Krzysztof Rogala .... second assistant director
Ryszard Zatorski .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Wieslawa Chojkowska .... set designer
Borzyslawa Chomnicka .... assistant art director (as Boryslawa Chomnicka)
Wladyslaw Kubiak .... assistant set designer
Miroslaw Mentcel .... graphic designer
Wojciech Pawlak .... assistant to assistant art director
Grzegorz Rzepecki .... assistant set designer
Wojciech Saloni-Marczewski .... assistant art director (as Wojciech Saloni-Malczewski)
Józef Wachowicz .... assistant to assistant art director (as Jósef Wachowicz)
Jan Warszakowski .... assistant set designer (as Jan Wrszakowski)
Wojciech Wolniak .... assistant to assistant art director (as Wojciech Woniak)
 
Sound Department
Wieslawa Dembinska .... sound
Krzysztof Karaszkiewicz .... sound editor
Zygmunt Nowak .... sound effects
Jerzy Osniecki .... assistant sound editor
Zygmunt Rychter .... assistant sound editor
 
Stunts
Ryszard Janikowski .... stunts
Zbigniew Modej .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Henryk Jedynak .... assistant camera
Jerzy Kmin .... second assistant camera
Stanislaw Niewiadomski .... second assistant camera
Andrzej Paluszynski .... second assistant camera
Dariusz Panas .... second assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrzej Drzewiecki .... assistant costume designer
Czeslawa Gorzkowska-Krauze .... assistant costume designer
Slawa Kwintkiewicz .... assistant costume designer (as Slawomira Kwintkiewicz)
 
Editorial Department
Zbigniew Nicinski .... assistant editor
Katarzyna Palka .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach .... orchestra (as Polish Symphony Orchestra Kattowitz)
Antoni Wit .... conductor (as Antoniego Wita)
 
Other crew
Lidia Durajczyk .... assistant production assistant
Teresa Kargowska .... assistant production assistant
Barbara Kenig .... assistant production assistant
Grazyna Kozlowska .... assistant production assistant
Waldemar Król .... production assistant
George Shrul Jr. .... organization: of shooting U.S.A.
Maciej Skalski .... production assistant
Maria Telenkiewicz .... production secretary
Iwona Ziulkowska-Okapiec .... production assistant (as Iwona Ziulkowska)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Rok spokojnego slonca" - Poland (original title)
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Runtime:
Sweden:107 min | Argentina:110 min | USA:106 min
Country:
Poland | USA | West Germany
Language:
English | Polish
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:14 | Australia:M | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Argentina:16
Company:
Zespol Filmowy "Tor"See more »

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16 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Hope and Love During The Times of Misery and Despair, 4 February 2005
Author: Galina from Virginia, USA

Krzysztof Zanussi's "A Year of the Quiet Sun" (1984) is a wonderful and unforgettable film. Zanussi's name does not come up often on these boards but he is one of the finest Polish and European directors who inspired the whole new generation of Polish filmmakers, including Krzysztof Kieslowski and Agnieszka Holland. This film is a lost treasure - I never heard of it; there is only one user's comment about it on IMDb. I saw couple of earlier Zanussi's films (The Structure of Crystal and The Constant Factor) but they could not prepare me for this one, another Landscape After Battle, the simple and quiet story of love during the time of suffering. The year is 1946, the place - a small war- ravaged town that used to be a part of Germany but now is a part of Poland. The Polish widow, Emilia (Maya Komarowskaya in a performance so powerful, intense, subtle, and shining - she reminds me of Liv Ullmann in her best roles) meets an American soldier, Norman (Scott Wilson of "In Cold Blood") who involved in war-crimes investigation. Both their lives have been cruelly disrupted by the worst War of the 20th Century. Norman has seen so much suffering and death (he was a prisoner of war) - it is not easy for him to return home but he feels that the woman he met by chance and with whom he has no common language and can only communicate by gestures or rely on interpreters, could be his partner and friend for life. Emilia, who has lost her husband after only a few months of marriage and struggles to survive while taking care of her ailing mother, questions herself if it is even "right" for a human being to look for love and happiness. Slowly, these two begin to realize that no matter what you lived and you've been through, no matter how unbearable the past was and how uncertain the present is, love is possible.

I found myself so involved in the story that Zanussi and his actors told; I wished so much for the characters to find peace and happiness together but I knew that it was not an optimistic Hollywood romance I was watching. I knew that it was one of the best romance films I was watching. The camera work by Slawomir Idziak (Black Hawk Down (2001), Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993),La Double vie de Véronique(1991), and The Decalogue (1989) is above any praise as well as the original music by Wojciech Kilar (The Pianist (2002), Dracula (1992)).

The film ends with a fantasy scene that takes place in Monument Valley, where John Ford shot his "Stagecoach", the only American film that Emilia and her mother saw and they mentioned it to Norman. Scott Wilson remembers that Zanussi and the Andrei Tarkovsky visited Monument Valley on their way to the Telluride Film Festival in 1983.

From Roger Ebert's review: "Both directors vowed to film there someday. Tarkovsky died before he could. Zanussi traveled to the valley with only his cameraman, his two stars, and Wilson's wife Heavenly as crew, and they filmed the ending, which is poetic in the way it visualizes the hope of the two lovers while reflecting the poignancy of their fates."

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