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33 Scenes from Life
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33 Scenes from Life

2008-08-10 · 100 min · ★ 5.1

Drama

The Polish artist Julia and her husband Piotr, a talented and successful composer, live in Kraków. When Julias's mother, Barbara falls ill with stomach cancer, the life of the family is falling apart. Julia accompanies her mother to death, but her husband Piotr is at rehearsals in Cologne and leaves her to cope with this difficult situation. Only her friend Adrian is at her side. Her father Jurek is also overwhelmed by the impending loss of his beloved wife. After the death of the mother her father takes comfort from alcohol. Shortly after the father dies. Julia found only in the arms of Adrian to rest, but this in turn destroyed her marriage to Piotr. After the loss of the parents and break up of the marriage she is now alone in the world with an uncertain future where Adrian is of little help

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Directors
Małgorzata Szumowska
Production companies
SHOT Szumowski, Pandora Films, STI Studio Filmowe
Countries
Germany, Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Julia JentschJulia JentschJulia
Peter GantzlerPeter GantzlerAdrian
Maciej StuhrMaciej StuhrPiotr
Małgorzata Hajewska-KrzysztofikMałgorzata Hajewska-KrzysztofikBarbara Rostawicka
Andrzej HudziakJurek Szczęsny
Roman GancarczykRoman GancarczykKrzysiek Szczęsny
Izabela KunaIzabela Kuna
Rafał MaćkowiakRafał Maćkowiak
Renata DancewiczRenata Dancewicz
Maria MamonaMaria Mamona
Maria MajMaria Maj
Bogusława Schubert
Robert WięckiewiczRobert WięckiewiczAdrian (voice)

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