- Duration:
56’
- Genre:
DRAMA
- Resolution: SD
- Year: 1996
Zofia, Anna and Dorota are good old friends. Zofia is a living-alone single
lady in her forties and she visits her friend Dorota, who rents a villa out of
town. Anna is a doctor and she is also supposed to turn up. In the past, these
three women used to cooperate with the "Solidarity" movement and now
they meet from time to time to gossip and reminisce about the old times. This
time Anna brings with her some visitors who are a young and happy married
couple and for whom the memories of the middle-aged ladies sound distant and
somewhat ridiculous. When looking at these young people, Zofia realizes that by
engaging in the political activities she has wasted her private life. The TV is
on and in one of the programs Ms Łukowska is being interviewed; she used to be
a party activist and is now the businesswoman of the year. In the past she
contributed to the seizing of Zofia's passport as her boyfriend stayed abroad.
As a result of being apart, Zofia’s relationship ended. After some time Dorota
and Anna, who saw the grief of Zofia, invite Ms Łukowska to the villa. The
ladies plan peer tribunal and they want to bring Ms Łukowska to justice. On
this occasion, they discover the passions and existence of which they probably
have not been aware.
Krzysztof Zanussi is considered to be one of the greatest Polish film
directors. His movies are always unique, original and above all filled with
shrewd observation and reflection. The director focuses on morality, psychology
and human inner lives. As an acknowledged filmmaker he performs multiple
functions: works as a lecturer in Łódź Film School and National Film School in
Great Britain, he is also a member of the Cinematography Committee and Felix
Awards Committee, prepares theatrical performances and has written a few books on
filmmaking. His Weekend Stories are works about individuals facing
moral dilemmas. A binding feature of the eight stories is their duration of one
weekend. The series includes the following titles: A Woman’s
Business, Deceptive Charm, Little Faith, The Dilatory
Line, The Soul Sings, Unwritten Laws, The Last
Circle, Hidden Treasures.
