War ·Drama · Poland · 1979 · 1h 36m

Lesson of a Dead Language

Lekcja martwego języka

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Director
Janusz Majewski
Cast
Olgierd Łukaszewicz as porucznik Alfred Kiekeritz Ewa Dałkowska as Olga Diana, medium Małgorzata Pritulak as dróżniczka Liza Kut Gustaw Lutkiewicz as leśniczy Szwanda Juliusz Machulski as Moszko, strażnik jeńców Irena Karel as pielęgniarka Irina
Crew
Zygmunt Samosiuk — Director of Photography Elżbieta Kurkowska — Editor Janusz Majewski — Writer Andrzej Kusniewicz — Novel Felicja Blaszynska — Production Design Janusz Sosnowski — Production Design
Synopsis

An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and hallucinations, he begins to collect religious art and attends seances.

Mood & Themes
poland
Key Collaborators
Janusz Majewski Director Zygmunt Samosiuk Director of Photography Elżbieta Kurkowska Editor Janusz Majewski Writer Andrzej Kusniewicz Novel Felicja Blaszynska Production Design Janusz Sosnowski Production Design Maria Wilun Costume Design
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