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Also known as Orchestra Conductor

1980 Polish film by Andrzej Wajda

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A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

Released: 1980-02-27101 minDir: Andrzej WajdaDrama, Music

Cast

  • John Gielgud as John Lasocki
  • Krystyna Janda as Marta
  • Andrzej Seweryn as Adam Pietryk
  • Jan Ciecierski as Marta's Father
  • Tadeusz Czechowski as Tadzio
  • Marek Dąbrowski as Cultural Office Clerk

Themes

  • scholarship
  • marriage crisis
  • travel
  • envy
  • returning to roots
  • professional jealousy
  • opportunism

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

709 votes

Year
1980
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Drama, Music
Awards
3 wins & 1 nomination

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Poland
Original language
Polish
Screenwriter
Andrzej Kijowski
Cast member
Andréa Ferréol
Cinematographer
Sławomir Idziak
Narrative location
United States
Duration
101
FilmAffinity ID
233574
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publication date
1981-08-28
title
Dyrygent
production designer
Allan Starski
different from
conductor
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