Farewells

Wojciech Jerzy Has
1958-10-13


5.5
97 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Maria Wachowiak Lidka Unowned
Tadeusz Janczar Paweł Unowned
Gustaw Holoubek Mirek Unowned
Stanisław Jaworski Doctor Janowski Unowned
Stanisław Milski Professor Unowned
Zdzisław Mrożewski Paweł's Father Unowned
Irena Netto Landlady Unowned
Józef Pieracki Professor Michniewicz Unowned
Irena Starkówna Countess Róża Unowned
Helena Sokołowska Waleria Siekierzyńska Unowned
Hanna Skarżanka Maryna Unowned
Jarema Stępowski Waiter Unowned
Saturnin Żórawski Feliks Unowned
Marian Beczkowski Pikolak (uncredited) Unowned
Seweryn Butrym German Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Kazimierz Fabisiak Man at the Bar (uncredited) Unowned
Teresa Gawlikowska Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Bogumił Kobiela Count Tolo (uncredited) Unowned
Józef Kondrat Maestro (uncredited) Unowned
Jadwiga Kuryluk Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited) Unowned
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski Grzebiński (uncredited) Unowned
Anna Lubienska Night Club Singer (uncredited) Unowned
Bronisław Pawlik Polish Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
Adam Pawlikowski German Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Bolesław Płotnicki Railway Worker (uncredited) Unowned
Wojciech Rajewski Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited) Unowned
Krystyna Sienkiewicz Prostitute with a Cigarette (uncredited) Unowned
Witold Skaruch Fiddler (uncredited) Unowned
Natalia Szymańska Woman renting a Room to Paweł (uncredited) Unowned
Monika Tay (uncredited) Unowned
Hanna Tycówna Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Lena Wilczyńska Celina (uncredited) Unowned