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Comedienne 1986

Synopsis

The second half of the nineteenth century. Janka, the daughter of a railroad stationmaster, fascinated by theater and at odds with her environment, rejects the proposal of Andrzej, the man who loves her, and after an argument with her father goes to the city where she is lucky to get a job in an open-air theater "Tivoli". She starts as a chorus girl, learning the difficult art of acting and a new way of living. She gets involved in an affair with Władek, a colleague from the theater, and establishes friendly relationship with the writer Głogowski, which results in her obtaining more and more interesting parts, yet she is constantly struggling with financial problems. When some people from the theater come up with the idea of establishing a new theater, they try to persuade Janka to go to Kotlicki, a rich man who is willing to give the money for the undertaking, but only personally to Janka. Janka understands what exactly this condition means, and refuses. Due to some intrigues, she does not get the promised part in a new play. After getting a message of her father\'s severe mental illness, she turns for help to Władek by whom she is pregnant. Władek refuses as he is interested already in some other actress – Majkowska who has taken Janka\'s place also on stage. Desperate, having no prospects and nothing to live on, she takes her own life.
The screenplay for the film is based on the novel by Władysław Reymont of the same title.

About

Year of production:

1986

Genre:

psychological drama

Premiere:

04-05-1987

Technical specs:

Color, 108 min.

Production:

Rondo Film Production

Filmmakers

Directed by:

Jerzy Sztwiertnia

Written by:

Jerzy Sztwiertnia

Cinematography by:

Andrzej Ramlau

Edited by:

Anna Wilska

Music by:

Adam Sławiński

Sound by:

Krzysztof Wodziński

Set Decoration by:

Bogdan Solle, Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger

Costume Designer:

Marta Kobierska, Maria Wiłun

Production Manager:

Jerzy R. Michaluk

Cast

Małgorzata Pieczyńska (Janina Orłowska)

Marzena Trybała (actress Majkowska)

Piotr Dejmek (Władek Niedzielski)

Krzysztof Wakuliński (director Marian Topolski)

Beata Tyszkiewicz (Mrs Cabińska)

Grażyna Szapołowska (Nicoletta)

Katarzyna Figura (Mimi Zarzecka)

Jan Jankowski (Wicek)

Krzysztof Gosztyła (Andrzej Grzesikiewicz)

Maria Chwalibóg (Niedzielska, Władek\'s mother)

Katarzyna Gniewkowska (Hela Halder, Janka\'s friend)

Henryk Bista (doctor in Bukowiec)

Barbara Dzido-Lelińska (actress)

Janusz Dziubiński (uncredited)

Krzysztof Kowalewski (Jan Cabiński, a theater director)

Władysław Kowalski (playwright Stanisław Głogowski, author of "Chamy")

Bogusława Pawelec (actress "Myszka")

Monika Sołubianka (Anna Stępniak, Janka\'s hostess, daughter of Sowińska)

Grzegorz Warchoł (stage manager)

Mirosława Marcheluk (dressmaker Sowińska)

Zdzisław Wardejn (music director Wojciech)

Wojciech Wysocki (Wawrzecki)

Helena Kowalczykowa (Nanny)

Hanna Stankówna (actress Kaczkowska)

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski (prompter Dodek)

Bronisław Pawlik (Orłowski, Janka\'s father)

Andrzej Szenajch (Gold, usher at "Tivoli")

Anna Kaźmierczak (choir singer, uncredited)

Bogumił Antczak (Piesio, actor, uncredited)

Witold Dębicki (actor)

Piotr Krukowski (editor, uncredited)

Włodzimierz Musiał (Roch, servant at Bukowiec, uncredited)

Mieczysław Voit (Kotlicki, uncredited)

Ewa Frąckiewicz (Mrs Grzesikiewicz, Andrzej\'s mother, uncredited)

Bogusław Sochnacki (Piotr Grzesikiewicz, Andrzej\'s father, uncredited)

Teodor Gendera (actor, uncredited)

Stanisław Brudny (actor who died after the premiere of "Chamy")