Overview

Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.

Top Cast

Kalina Jędrusik

Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Maria Wachowiak

Zofia (segment 1)

Gustaw Holoubek

Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Wieńczysław Gliński

Karol (segment 1)

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Irena Netto

Marynia (segment 2)

Maria Homerska

Karolina (segment 2)

Bogumił Kobiela

Wacek (segment 2)

Jerzy Jogałła

Boy at a Slide (segment 2)

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited)

Wanda Łuczycka

Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited)