Love Stories (1997)

Four stories of love: yearned-for, betrayed, found. In the confessional, a priest is confronted for the first time by his eleven-year-old daughter (and seeks advice from his mother); a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jerzy Stuhr

Writer:

Jerzy Stuhr

Stars:

Jerzy Stuhr, Dominika Ostalowska, Irina Alfyorova

11 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerzy Stuhr	...	ksiadz / pulkownik Jerzy Matalowski / wiezien Zdzislaw Filip / kolejny petent udajacy sie
Dominika Ostalowska	...	Ewa Bielska, studentka adiunkta
Irina Alfyorova	...	Tamara (as Irina Alfiorowa)
Karolina Ostrozna	...	Magda Jarzebowska, córka ksiedza
Katarzyna Figura	...	Kryska , zona Filipa
Jerzy Nowak	...	Ankieter
Andrzej Hudziak	...	Rozprowadzajacy', asystent 'Ankietera
Jerzy Trela	...	General
Katarzyna Laniewska	...	matka Filipa
Artur Barcis	...	Adwokat
Sebastian Konrad	...	Asystent na uczelni
Krzysztof Stroinski	...	Dziekan
Ryszard Sobolewski	...	Biskup
Aleksandra Górska	...	Biblioterka
Maria Klejdysz	...	Gospodyni ksiedza

Storyline

Four stories of love: yearned-for, betrayed, found. In the confessional, a priest is confronted for the first time by his eleven-year-old daughter (and seeks advice from his mother); a married colonel in the Polish Army is reunited with an old lover; a convict is jilted by his wife but has the last word; a professor of literature must decide how to react to a lackluster student who declares she is in love with him. Sometimes things go wrong, occasionally right. (The colonel flushes love letters down a toilet, rather than burn them.) In each vignette, the protagonist is played by Jerzy Stuhr, who also wrote and directed.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | girl | military officer | warsaw poland | teacher student relationship | 

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is dedicated to legendary Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Jerzy Stuhr was one of his favorite actors.

User Reviews

What a BS

This is one of the worst movies I ever saw. Period.

Too many symbols that lead to nowhere. Serious continuity errors (like band aid that somehow appears on colonel's face) and locations that make no sense (e.g. parking lot of the most ugly building in Warsaw aka Palace of Culture that supposedly is court building or whatever director/screen writer imagined).

Dedication to Kieślowski is a very sour joke. At least Kieślowski had enough self-esteem to hire others to write his screenplays. Mr. Stuhr is a very good actor and he should remain one.

Worst of all: this movie is boring. One can not figure out why the same actor is playing four different people. I still wonder why some good actors, like Ms. Ostałowska, decided to take part in this production.

You can forget renting this movie. No loss: save 87 minutes of your life.

Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

8 September 1997 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Love Stories

Filming Locations:

Poland

Box Office

Budget:

PLN1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Studio Filmowe Zebra, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color