- Description
- Cast and crew
- Duration: 54’
- Genre: DRAMA
- Resolution: SD
- Year: 1998
Czarek finds a job as a driver in an investment company. Halina, who is a
strong and determined businesswoman, is the head of the company. She gradually
involves Czarek in her dishonest intrigue against Marian, who is a neighbour
with whom she is about to make a transaction. Halina skilfully manipulates the
driver, hoping that he will not only facilitate to implement her plans but will
also enrich her sex life. Yet, there comes a point at which Czarek realizes
that Halina treats him purely as a tool in her game. Then, the boy accidentally
witnesses the final transaction with Marian and sees that Halina commits a
fraud without batting an eye. Her egocentrism and meanness make Czarek to
remind himself of what it means to be faithful to the elementary moral
principles.
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.
- Directed by: Krzysztof Zanussi
- Written by: Krzysztof Zanussi
Starring
- Krystyna Janda
- Piotr Szwedes
- Maciej Wierzbicki
- Kinga Preis
- Katarzyna Skarżanka