The Conductor (1980)
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.
Release : 1980
Runtime : 101 minutes
Cast : John Gielgud, Krystyna Janda, Andrzej Seweryn, Jan Ciecierski, Tadeusz Czechowski, Marek Dąbrowski
Crew : Andrzej Wajda (Director), Andrzej Kijowski (Writer), Slawomir Idziak (Director of Photography), Ludwig van Beethoven (Music), Allan Starski (Production Design), Maria Osiecka-Kuminek (Set Decoration)
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