The inn (1983)

Original title

Austeria

Directed by

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Genre

drama film, slice of life

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the first days of World War I in Galicia, a Jewish innkeeper named Tag shelters a group of refugees fleeing the Russian army. As war approaches, strangers from different backgrounds gather at the inn for the night.

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What happens

Austeria (aka The Inn) is a Polish feature film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, produced by Zespół Filmowy "Kadr" and released in 1983. Austeria takes place during the opening days of World War I, in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia. Tag, played by Franciszek Pieczka, is a Jewish innkeeper whose inn (austeria means inn in the Polish dialect) is located near the border with the Russian Empire. War has broken out and local civilians are fleeing the advancing Russian Army. A number of refugees have taken shelter in Tag's inn for the night. A group of Hasidic Jews from the neighboring village arrive, followed by an Austrian baroness, and a Hungarian hussar, cut off from his army unit. The film is based on a 1966 novel of the same name by Julian Stryjkowski, who collaborated with Kawalerowicz on the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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