directed by Jacek Bławut written by Jacek Bławut, Stanisław Józefowicz, Jacek Piotr Bławut director of photography Wojciech Staroń music tba production design by Jacek Turewicz costume design by Justyna Pytko editing by Jacek Bławut & Jarosław Kamiński sound Tomek Wieczorek production manager Ewa Jastrzębska cast Jan Nowicki (Jerzy), Beata Tyszkiewicz (Róża), Lech Gwit (Henryk), Nina Andrycz (herself), Irena Kwiatkowska (herself), Roman Kłosowski (Nostradamus), Danuta Szaflarska (Barbara), Fabian Kiebicz (Fred), Stefan Burczyk (Sodolski), Zofia Wilczyńska (Dorota), Ewa Krasnodębska (Marilyn), Teresa Szmigielówna (Teresa), Zofia Perczyńska (Matylda), Bożena Mrowińska (Renata), Wieńczysław Gliński (Paramour), ks. Kazimierz Orzechowski (Priest), Witold Gruca (Choreographer), Witold Skaruch (John), Bohdan Wróblewski (Tyka), Sonia Bohosiewicz (Małgorzata), Robert Jurczyga (Czarek), Antoni Pawlicki (Student), Marek Sitarski (Gardner), Maria Białkowska (Zosia) produced by Studio Filmowe RABARBAR, Babickiego 4, apt. 69B, 94-056 Łódź, phone/fax +48 42 252 19 77, mobile +48 660 746 996, e-mail anna.blawut@poczta.fm co-produced by Telewizja Polska, TOYA (Łódź television), ART HOUSE Foundation executive producer Studio Filmowe RABARBAR co-financing Polish Film Institute producer Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz co-producer Witold Krawczyk distribution open world sales open
35 mm, 16:9, colour, Dolby Stereo, 95'
Poland 2008
In the House of Old-Time Actor new inmate, a worldly-wise actor arrives accompanied by two young people. They propose bored with daily routine pensioners to stage "Faust" by Goethe.
Jacek Bławut
Born in 1950. Author of documentaries and director of photography. Graduated from the Łódź Film School. Lecturer at film schools in Berlin, Hannover and at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. Author of numerous documentaries (incl. "The Abnormal"; "I Had a Friend"; "Born Dead"; "Rat in the Crown"; "The Warrior"). Laureate of numerous awards, member of European Film Academy. "Before the Twilight" is his feature film debut.
Awards:
- Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, 2008 - Silver Lions, and Award for Best Actor (Jan Nowicki), and Golden Kangaroo - Australian Film Distributors Award
- Nationwide Festival of the Film Art "Prowincjonalia", Września 2009 - "Jańcio Wodnik" Main Award
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21st Polish Film Festival in America, Chicago 2009 - "Golden Teeth" Grand Prize
