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5 dni z życia emeryta

1985 · 1 season

A quiet, reflective portrait of an ageing intellectual, drifting through memory and routine with gentle melancholy and wry observation.

Created by
Edward Dziewoński
Genres
Drama
Starring
Olga Bielska, Grażyna Barszczewska, Ewa Borowik
Overview
An adaptation of Jerzy Stefan Stawiński’s novel "13 Days in the Life of a Retiree: The Diary of Adam Bzowski", depicting the exemplary life of a Polish intellectual (born well before the war) and his ancestors.

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Created by
Edward Dziewoński
Genres
Drama
Starring
Olga Bielska, Grażyna Barszczewska, Ewa Borowik
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • aging
  • identity
  • family
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Edward Dziewoński
Written by
Edward Dziewoński, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Starring
Olga Bielska, Grażyna Barszczewska, Ewa Borowik, Joanna Jędryka, Edward Dziewoński, Jan Englert, Piotr Fronczewski, Wiesław Michnikowski
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network
TVP
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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