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To Happiness Through Tears (1941)

To Happiness Through Tears poster
Original title
Przez łzy do szczęścia
Directed by
Jan Fethke
Genre
slice of life
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Polish romantic drama set during the Second World War. It follows characters navigating love and hardship in occupied Poland.

poignantmelancholicsentimentalunderstatedromanticbittersweetnostalgicslow-burn

What happens

To Happiness Through Tears (Polish: Przez lzy do szczescia) is a 1941 Polish romantic drama film directed by Jan Fethke and starring Irena Malkiewicz, Franciszek Brodniewicz and Mieczyslawa Cwiklinska. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stefan Norris. It was filmed during the Second Polish Republic but not released until 1941 when Poland was then under German and Soviet occupation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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