Spotkanie w "Bajce" (1962)

Original title

Spotkanie w 'Bajce'

Directed by

Jan Rybkowski

Genre

slice of life

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In post-war Poland, a famous pianist runs into his former lover and her husband in a cafe. The three of them sit together and talk about the past and how their lives turned out.

melancholicreflectiverestrainedbittersweetslow-burnintimatepsychologically chargednostalgic

What happens

Spotkanie w "Bajce" (Café From The Past) is a 1962 Polish psychological drama film directed by Jan Rybkowski. Also known as Meeting in the Fable, it was produced by Film Polski, and starred Aleksandra Śląska, Gustaw Holoubek, Andrzej Łapicki and Teresa Izewska. The writers Jan Rybkowski and Michal Tonecki developed it from a story Tonecki had originally written as a radio play. Set in post-war Poland, the story is a marital triangle involving Victor a famous pianist, Teresa, and her husband Doctor Paul from whom she is separated. The three meet after fifteen years in a café called Fable (Bajce). The film was entered in the 3rd International Film Festival of India held in Delhi, India, from January 8–21, 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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