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91 min
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.
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Kalina Jędrusik | Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maria Wachowiak | Zofia (segment 1) | Unowned |
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Gustaw Holoubek | Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wieńczysław Gliński | Karol (segment 1) | Unowned |
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Beata Tyszkiewicz | Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Irena Netto | Marynia (segment 2) | Unowned |
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Maria Homerska | Karolina (segment 2) | Unowned |
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Bogumił Kobiela | Wacek (segment 2) | Unowned |
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Jerzy Jogałła | Boy at a Slide (segment 2) | Unowned |
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Aleksander Dzwonkowski | Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanisław Jaśkiewicz | Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wanda Łuczycka | Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lidia Korsakówna | Sally (segment 3) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Adam Hanuszkiewicz | Paweł (segment 3) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Zofia Kucówna | Zosia (segment 4) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kazimierz Opaliński | Professor Waszkowski (segment 4) | Unowned |
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Michał Pawlicki | Roger (segment 4) | Unowned |
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Ignacy Machowski | Francois (segment 4) | Unowned |
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Teresa Lipowska | Woman on a Bike (segment 4) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gustaw Lutkiewicz | Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Józef Nalberczak | Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kazimierz Stankiewicz | Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alina Janowska | Zofia Kwiecińska (segment 5) | Unowned |
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Barbara Lass | Herself (segment 5) | Unowned |
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Andrzej Łapicki | Himself (segment 5) | Unowned |
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Krzysztof Chamiec | Piotr (segment 5) | Unowned |
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Aleksander Bardini | Headmaster (segment 5) | Unowned |
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Zbigniew Cybulski | Himself (segment 5) | Unowned |
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Jerzy Antczak | PE Teacher (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanisław Brejdygant | Man in a Cafe (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Stanisław Dygat | Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Mieczysław Jahoda | Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Mieczysław Pawlikowski | Cafe Manager (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Jan Rybkowski | Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) | Unowned |