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Janko the Musician

1930 · 93 min

A quiet, earnest old-world drama about a rural boy's devotion to his violin, told with patience and gentle melancholy.

Overview
A talented violin-playing country boy struggles to get acceptance for his love for music.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • music
    • ambition
    • class
    • identity
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Directed by
    Ryszard Ordyński
    Written by
    Ferdynand Goetel
    Starring
    Stefan Rogulski, Witold Conti, Maria Malicka, Adolf Dymsza, Kazimierz Krukowski, Wieslaw Gawlikowski, Aleksander Żabczyński, Tekla Trapszo
    Music
    Grzegorz Fitelberg, Leon Schiller
    Cinematography
    Zbigniew Gniazdowski
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    No Language

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