Overview

Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.

Genres

Cast

Marek Walczewski

Host

Izabela Olszewska

Hostess

Ewa Ziętek

Bride

Daniel Olbrychski

Bridegroom

Emilia Krakowska

Marysia

Mieczysław Stoor

Wojtek

Kazimierz Opaliński

Father

Henryk Borowski

Old Man

Marek Perepeczko

Jasiek

Janusz Bukowski

Kasper

Andrzej Łapicki

Poet

Wojciech Pszoniak

Journalist / Stanczyk