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A Year of the Quiet Sun

1984 · 110 min

A quiet, sorrowful romance unfolding amid the ruins of postwar Poland, where tenderness and loss are inseparable.

Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson, Hanna Skarżanka
Overview
Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love. Eventually he will return to the U.S. and both expect that she will soon follow him with her mother. Emilia's mother is sick, but will recover with the right medicine. But the mother, and not Emilia, knows that there will only be one ticket...

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Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson, Hanna Skarżanka
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • grief
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Written by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Starring
Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson, Hanna Skarżanka, Ewa Dałkowska, Vadim Glowna, Danny Webb, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Tadeusz Bradecki
Music
Wojciech Kilar
Cinematography
Sławomir Idziak
Runtime
110 min
Country
Poland, Germany, United States of America
Languages
English, Polish

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