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Debutante

1982 · 101 min

A quiet, watchful drama that draws you into an uneasy professional world and the strange private lives behind it.

Overview
Ewa is a young ambitious engineer who starts to work for the team of an acclaimed architect Jerzy. Gradually she becomes aware of the bizarre relations he has with his wife and lovers.

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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
    • ambition
    • power
    • betrayal
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Barbara Sass
    Written by
    Barbara Sass
    Starring
    Dorota Stalińska, Andrzej Łapicki, Elżbieta Czyżewska, Bożena Adamek, Mariusz Benoit, Stanisław Michalski, Teresa Kwiatkowska-Kalwat, Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
    Cinematography
    Wiesław Zdort
    Runtime
    101 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Polish

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