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Difficult Love

1954 · 74 min

A quiet, earnest postwar romance where tender feelings strain against ideology and rural pride, played with sober sincerity.

Directed by: Stanisław Różewicz
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Eugeniusz Solarski, Małgorzata Leśniewska, Józef Nalberczak

Overview: A story of the love affair between Janek Małodworny and Hanka, daughter of the kulak Nalepa. The two love each other, but their happiness is hampered by differences in possessions. To make matters worse, Małodworny is in favor of establishing a cooperative along Soviet lines, while old Nalepa is staunchly opposed.

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Directed by: Stanisław Różewicz
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Eugeniusz Solarski, Małgorzata Leśniewska, Józef Nalberczak

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
family
politics
loyalty
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Stanisław Różewicz
Written by: Stanisław Różewicz, Roman Bratny
Starring: Eugeniusz Solarski, Małgorzata Leśniewska, Józef Nalberczak, Mieczysław Milecki, Henryk Borowski, Michał Leśniak, Feliks Żukowski, Wacław Kowalski
Cinematography: Władysław Forbert
Runtime: 74 min
Country: Poland
Languages: Polish

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