Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Gustaw Holoubek | ... | Kuba Kowalski | |
Aleksandra Slaska | ... | Krystyna | |
Teresa Szmigielówna | ... | Kuba's old love | |
Tadeusz Fijewski | ... | Wladek | |
Stanislaw Milski | ... | Rybicki | |
Wladyslaw Dewoyno | ... | Electrician Wladek | |
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski | ... | Supt. Zenek | |
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Juliusz Grabowski | ... | Waiter |
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Marian Jastrzebski | ... | Tailor |
Emil Karewicz | ... | Waiter Gienek | |
Roman Klosowski | ... | Electrician Janek | |
Ignacy Machowski | ... | Sergeant | |
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Helena Makowska | ... | Barmaid |
Igor Przegrodzki | ... | Kuba's friend | |
Zygmunt Zintel | ... | Harmonist Poldek |
One day in the life of an alcohol addict. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life. But when she's at work, Kuba is home alone, and it becomes hard not to resist the temptation.
Dark and truthful about alcohol addiction. Dark streets of Krakow, dark moments. 24 hours in the life of a man ready to quit drinking...but will he make it? Some ready to help him, some ready to drag him down. Even the walls seem to play a part in the suspense. The same oppressiveness as in Bergman's Silence with the same intelligence in manipulating time sequences: a factual, step-by-step narrative becomes slowly warped, elliptic... Fine black-and-white photography, sharp dialogs. Sterling proof of Wojciech Has's talent and yet another example of how good Polish cinema was.
The (long and central) drinking scene with the ex-saxophonist wasted by vodka is a gem. Gustaw Holoubek is extraordinary throughout and the short form for the name of his character "Kuba" will probably remain ringing in your ears