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Two Hours

1957 · 68 min

A somber, human-scale portrait of postwar adjustment, quietly tense and earnest, with moments of warmth.

Directed by
Stanisław Wohl, Józef Wyszomirski
Genres
Drama
Starring
Barbara Fijewska, Irena Krasnowiecka, Wanda Łuczycka
Overview
Follows the lives of people shortly after World War 2 as they try to adjust to their new lives. Completed in 1946, it was banned from release by the communist government of Poland until 1957 in edited form.

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Directed by
Stanisław Wohl, Józef Wyszomirski
Genres
Drama
Starring
Barbara Fijewska, Irena Krasnowiecka, Wanda Łuczycka
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • healing
  • family
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Stanisław Wohl, Józef Wyszomirski
Written by
Jan Marcin Szancer, Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina
Starring
Barbara Fijewska, Irena Krasnowiecka, Wanda Łuczycka, Hanna Skarżanka, Danuta Szaflarska, Jerzy Duszyński, Władysław Hańcza, Władysław Grabowski
Cinematography
Stanisław Wohl
Runtime
68 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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