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Kłamstwo Krystyny

1939

A sincere old-fashioned melodrama of love thwarted by class and family, unfolding with quiet tension and emotional weight.

Directed by
Henryk Szaro
Starring
Elżbieta Barszczewska, Mieczysława Ćwiklińska, Jerzy Śliwiński
Overview
Living only with her elderly father, Krystyna runs the household and works as a modest clerk. However, her fate takes a turn. The girl gets a job at a company, and one of the clients, Jan Merlecki, wins her heart. Things quickly become complicated, though. An anonymous phone call to her beloved's parents, followed by their intervention to prevent the young couple from marrying, prompts Krystyna to make a dramatic decision.

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Directed by
Henryk Szaro
Starring
Elżbieta Barszczewska, Mieczysława Ćwiklińska, Jerzy Śliwiński
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Henryk Szaro
Written by
Anatol Stern, Stefan Kiedrzynski, Henryk Szaro
Starring
Elżbieta Barszczewska, Mieczysława Ćwiklińska, Jerzy Śliwiński, Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski, Michał Znicz, Loda Halama
Cinematography
Seweryn Steinwurzel
Country
Poland

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