Overview
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Cast
- Marek Walczewski as Host
- Izabela Olszewska as Hostess
- Ewa Ziętek as Bride
- Daniel Olbrychski as Bridegroom
- Emilia Krakowska as Marysia
- Mieczysław Stoor as Wojtek
- Kazimierz Opaliński as Father
- Henryk Borowski as Old Man
- Marek Perepeczko as Jasiek
- Janusz Bukowski as Kasper