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Glass Ball

1972 · 80 min

A quiet, observant coming-of-age drama that lingers on the uncertainty and introspection of youth.

Overview
Five teenagers on the cusp of their final year in high school ponder about their futures.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • ambition
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Stanisław Różewicz
Written by
Kornel Filipowicz, Stanisław Różewicz
Starring
Mieczysław Grąbka, Andrzej Nardelli, Małgorzata Potocka, Franciszek Pieczka, Krzysztof Stroiński, Joanna Żółkowska, Jerzy Bińczycki, Paweł Brun
Cinematography
Krzysztof Winiewicz
Runtime
80 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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