Aktorka

A candid, bittersweet portrait of a star's rise and fall, told through honest reminiscences that linger in quiet melancholy.

Directed by

Kinga Dębska, Maria Konwicka

Genres

Documentary

Starring

David Margulies, Andrzej Wajda, Annette Insdorf

Overview

A documentary about Elzbieta Czyzewska, one of Poland's greatest actresses, a beauty icon of the 1960s, who died in 2010. She had a great career in Poland, but the filmmakers focus more on her attempts to make a name for herself as an actress in America, after her sudden emigration to the United States with her husband, American journalist David Halberstam. Friends and acquaintances of Elzbieta Czyzewska speak without embellishment about her failed marriage, her battle with alcoholism won after years, and her attempts to return to Poland. This is a story about the fate of the actress at different stages of her career: at the top, at the bottom and in between.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, ambition, addiction, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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