''A Woman's Decision'' ( pl, Bilans kwartalny, also known as ''The Quarterly Balance'') is a
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
drama film
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written and directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...
. It was entered into the
25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the
OCIC Award.
Cast
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Maja Komorowska as Marta
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Piotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski (born 8 June 1946 in Łódź, Poland), is a Polish actor and a cabaret and theatre singer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most popular actors of his generation.
Life and career
He was born to a Polish mother, Bogna ...
as Jan
*
Marek Piwowski
Marek Andrzej Piwowski (; born 24 October 1935 in Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his cult film ''Rejs'' (1970).
Filmography
* ''Rejs'' – 1970
* ''Psychodrama
Psychodrama is an action method, often ...
as Jacek
*
Zofia Mrozowska
Zofia Mrozowska (24 August 1922 – 19 August 1983) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1947 and 1983.
Selected filmography
* ''Unvanquished City'' (1950)
* ''A Woman's Decision'' (1975)
* ''The Constant Factor
''T ...
as Jan's Mother
*
Halina Mikolajska as Roza
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Mariusz Dmochowski
Mariusz Dmochowski (29 October 1930 – 7 August 1992) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1958 and 1992.
Partial filmography
* '' Eroica'' (1958) - Lt. Korwin Makowski (segment "Ostinato Lugu ...
as Director
*
Barbara Wrzesinska as Ewa
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Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, 1940) is an American songwriter and singer noted for writing " Angel of the Morning" and " Wild Thing".
Early life
Taylor was born on March 21, 1940, in Yonkers, New York. He is the brother of ...
as James
*
Eugenia Herman as Zofia
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Elzbieta Karkoszka
Elżbieta or Elžbieta may refer to:
* Elżbieta, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland
* Elżbieta-Kolonia, a village in eastern Poland
* Elżbieta, a Polish given name equivalent to Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
P ...
as Maria
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Celina Mencner as Halina
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Krzysztof Machowski as Rower
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Malgorzata Pritulak as Anna
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Danuta Rinn as Marta's Colleague
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Kazimiera Utrata as Marta's Colleague
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Stefan Szmidt as Rescuer
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Dariusz Adamczuk
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Marian Friedmann
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Józef Fryzlewicz
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as Assistant Manager
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Antonina Girycz as Marta's Colleague
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Zbigniew Jankowski
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Krystyna Kolodziejczyk as Secretary
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Marcin Mroszczak
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Leszek Mystkowski
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Irena Oberska
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Joanna Poraska
* William Powers as Jacek's Colleague
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Alina Rostkowska
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Jan Sieradzinski
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Tadeusz Somogi as Manager
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Andrzej Szenajch as Jacek's Colleague
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Józef Wieczorek
Critical reception
Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, and wrote "Here's a film that has so much to say about one particular woman, and says it so eloquently, that nobody since
Bergman has seen a woman character more clearly. The film is "A Woman's Decision," by Krzysztof Zanussi, who was already Poland's best director and now graduates to grandmaster class."
References
External links
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1975 films
1975 drama films
1970s Polish-language films
Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Films scored by Wojciech Kilar
Polish drama films
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