Provincial Actors

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Provincial Actors
Aktorzy prowincjonalni
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Written by
  • Agnieszka Holland
  • Witold Zatorski
Starring
  • Tadeusz Huk
  • Halina Labonarska
CinematographyJacek Petrycki
Edited byHalina Nawrocka
Music byAndrzej Zarycki
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 August 1979 (1979-08-10)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryPoland

Provincial Actors (Polish : Aktorzy prowincjonalni) is a 1979 Polish drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. [1] [2] It is her feature-length directorial debut.

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Plot

The film depicts Slawomir Szczepan (played by Tomasz Zygadlo), a young theater director from Warsaw, arriving in the provinces to put on the play Liberation by Stanisław Wyspiański. There he clashes with the aging lead actor Krzysztof (Tadeusz Huk), who sees it as a chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime performance.

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References

  1. "Provincial Actors (1979)" via letterboxd.com.
  2. "PROVINCIAL ACTORS". Austin Film Society.