Farewells

Overview

The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.

Directed by Wojciech Has

Top cast

Maria Wachowiak

Lidka

Tadeusz Janczar

Paweł

Gustaw Holoubek

Mirek

Stanisław Jaworski

Doctor Janowski

Stanisław Milski

Professor

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Paweł's Father

Irena Netto

Landlady

Józef Pieracki

Professor Michniewicz

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Irena Starkówna

Countess Róża

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Helena Sokołowska

Waleria Siekierzyńska

Hanna Skarżanka

Maryna

Jarema Stępowski

Waiter

Saturnin Żórawski

Feliks

Marian Beczkowski

Pikolak (uncredited)

Seweryn Butrym

German Officer (uncredited)

Kazimierz Fabisiak

Man at the Bar (uncredited)

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Teresa Gawlikowska

Dancer (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela

Count Tolo (uncredited)

Józef Kondrat

Maestro (uncredited)

Jadwiga Kuryluk

Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited)

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