Overview
Film chronicles a decade in the life of a young physics student whose absolute faith in the primacy of rationality and science is shaken by tragedy and affairs of the heart.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Golden Leopard (1973)
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Music
Music by Wojciech Kilar
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Edward Klosinski
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Krzysztof ZanussiScreenplay
- Original title
- Iluminacja
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 29, 1973
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
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In the United States
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Cast
- Stanisław LatałłoFranciszek Retman
Monika Dzienisiewicz-OlbrychskaAgnieszka
Małgorzata PritulakMałgorzata
Jan SkotnickiPatient
Edward ŻebrowskiPhysician- Wlodzimierz ZonnUniversity Dean
- Bogdan MielnikBogdan Mielnik
- Wladyslaw TurskiWładysław Turski
- Wlodzimierz ZawadzkiAssistant
- Lukasz TurskiŁukasz Turski
Jadwiga Colonna-WalewskaFranciszek's Mother- K. Ernst
Irena HoreckaPatient's Mother- J. Illasiewicz
- J. Klamerus
- A. Korniejewska
- Martin LatalloFranciszek's Son
- A. Mikulski
Andrzej MellinWorker- T. Miksztela
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