The Eighth Day of the Week
Osmy dzień tygodnia, feature film, 1958
DIRECTED BY: Aleksander Ford
CAST:
Sonja Ziemann (Agnieszka Walicka),
Zbigniew Cybulski (Piotr Terlecki),
Barbara Polomska (Ela),
Ilse Steppat (Walicka)
SCRIPT:
Aleksander Ford (prema priči Mareka Hlaske)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jerzy Lipman,
Igor Oberberg
Synopsis:
This is a film adaptation of Marek Hlaska’s short story, made in 1958 when the writer emigrated from Poland due to his disagreement with the political climate of his home country. This pessimistic film, which follows the life of a poor young couple in Warsaw, was censored for a long time and was first shown in 1983.
35 mm, color, 83 min