directed by Andrzej Wajda written by Andrzej Wajda based on a story Tatarak by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Rendelés előtt by Sándor Márai, and Zapiski ostatnie by Krystyna Janda director of photography Paweł Edelman PSC
Awards:
- Berlin International Film Festival 2009 - Alfred Bauer Award for opening new perspectives in the art of filmmaking
- European Film Academy Critics Award - Prix FIPRESCI (Bochum 2009)
A story about making a film. An old director starts shooting the film about the life story of an aging woman who spends a lonely life at the side of her husband, a workaholic doctor. A meeting with a young man helps Marta relive her youth and feel like a woman again. That story, taking place in 1950, is then intertwined with contemporary scenes showing the dilemmas of the filmmakers and the meeting of the actress playing Marta with an intriguing stranger.
The story based on two novels: "Tatarak" by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz and "Sudden call" by Sandor Marai.
