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©2003
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979
A portrait of Polish life preceding WWII, in which a young man returns to his hometown following the death of a friend. While attempting to recover from his loss, he becomes re-involved with a local family of women- the "young girls of Wilko."
Based on the story : Panny z Wilka / by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
English-language titles from disc label and subtitles
Special features subtitled in English-language only
Special features: Interviews with director Andrzej Wajda (10 min.); interview with actor Daniel Olbrychski (2 min.); interview with actor Anna Seniuk (5 min.); interview with actor Stanisława Celińska (4 min.); interview with Polish film critic Jerzy Plażewski (3 min.); interview with production manager Barbara Pec-Ślesicka (2 min.); interview with cinematographer Edward Closiński (4 min.); interview with author's daughter, Maria Iwaszkiewicz (3 min.); interview with scriptwriter Zbigniew Kamiński (6 min.); gallery of Polish-title DVDs; "postage stamps" commemorative Andrzej Wajda stamp gallery; "Spielberg letter" Academy Awards nomination; stills gallery
Cinematography, Edward Closiński ; editing, Halina Prugaz ; music, Karol Szymanowski
Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Maja Komorowska, Stanisława Celińska, Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Not rated
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1; DTS
In Polish with optional English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish subtitles in yellow
Winner Special Jury Award, Polish Academy Awards; Academy Award nominee Best Foreign Film [1980]