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Farewells

1958 · 97 min

A quiet, melancholy romance weighed down by social convention and history, unfolding slowly with a pervasive sense of loss.

Directed by
Wojciech Has
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek
Overview
The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.

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Directed by
Wojciech Has
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • war
    • survival
    • memory
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Wojciech Has
    Written by
    Stanisław Dygat, Wojciech Has
    Starring
    Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek, Stanisław Jaworski, Stanisław Milski, Zdzisław Mrożewski, Irena Netto, Józef Pieracki
    Music
    Lucjan Kaszycki
    Cinematography
    Mieczysław Jahoda
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Polish

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