The Issa Valley
1982 · 110 min
Drama
★ 6.5The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
Crew
- Director Tadeusz Konwicki
- Writer Tadeusz Konwicki
- Director of Photography Jerzy Łukaszewicz
Cast
Anna Dymna
Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy
Maria Pakulnis
Barbarka, służąca Romualda
Danuta Szaflarska
Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka
Ewa Wiśniewska
Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka
Edward Dziewoński
Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka
Krzysztof Gosztyła
leśnik Baltazar
Jerzy Kamas
Romuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów
Jerzy Kryszak
diabeł Niemczyk
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Maciej Mazurkiewicz
Tomaszek
Ewa Florczak
Antonina, służąca Surkontów
Marta Lipińska
Tekla Dilbinowa z Surkontów, matka Tomaszka
Hanna Skarżanka
Bukowska, matka Romualda, Dionizego i Wiktora
Crew
- Director — Tadeusz Konwicki
- Writer — Tadeusz Konwicki
- Director of Photography — Jerzy Łukaszewicz
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