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Overview

Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.

Directed by Adam Hanuszkiewicz, Jerzy Antczak, Gustaw Holoubek, Jan Rybkowski, Andrzej Łapicki

Top cast

Kalina Jędrusik

Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Maria Wachowiak

Zofia (segment 1)

Gustaw Holoubek

Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Wieńczysław Gliński

Karol (segment 1)

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Irena Netto

Marynia (segment 2)

Maria Homerska

Karolina (segment 2)

Bogumił Kobiela

Wacek (segment 2)

Jerzy Jogałła

Boy at a Slide (segment 2)

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited)

Wanda Łuczycka

Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited)

Lidia Korsakówna

Sally (segment 3) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Adam Hanuszkiewicz

Paweł (segment 3) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Zofia Kucówna

Zosia (segment 4) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Kazimierz Opaliński

Professor Waszkowski (segment 4)

Michał Pawlicki

Roger (segment 4)

Ignacy Machowski

Francois (segment 4)

Teresa Lipowska

Woman on a Bike (segment 4) (uncredited)

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited)

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