''Holy Week'' ( pl, Wielki tydzień) is a 1995 Polish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

. It was entered into the

46th Berlin International Film Festival The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film ''Sense and Sensibility'' directed by Ang Lee. The retrospective dedicated to American film director, p ...

where it won the

Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical cond ...

Plot

The film takes place in 1943 in occupied Warsaw. Irena Lilien, a young Jewish woman, hides with her friends. Taken by two Gestapo agents, she bribes them. On the street, she meets her ex-fiancé who takes her to his apartment. The presence of a Jewish woman gives rise to various attitudes among Poles living in the tenement house.

Cast

* Beata Fudalej as Irena Lilien * as Jan Malecki * Magdalena Warzecha as Anna Malecka *

Bożena Dykiel Bożena Dykiel () (born 26 August 1948) is a Polish theater and film actress. References External links * 1948 births Polish actresses Living people Polish stage actresses Polish film actresses Polish television actresses 20th-centu ...

as Mrs. Piotrowska *

Cezary Pazura Cezary Andrzej Pazura (born 13 June 1962 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as ''Kiler'', ''Chłopaki nie płaczą'', ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' and the sitcom '' 13 posterunek''. In addition to h ...

as Piotrowski *

Wojciech Pszoniak Wojciech Zygmunt Pszoniak (2 May 1942 – 19 October 2020) was a Polish film and theatre actor. Biography and career Pszoniak was born in Lwów, Nazi occupied Poland, now in Ukraine. He gained international visibility following Andrzej Wajda's 19 ...

as Zamojski *

Agnieszka Kotulanka Agnieszka Kotulanka, rightly Agnieszka Sas-Uhrynowska (born Agniesza Kotuła; 26 October 1956 – 20 February 2018) was a Polish actress. She was best known for her long-term role as Krystyna Lubicz in the Polish soap opera '' Klan'' (1997–2012) ...

as Karska *

Artur Barciś Artur Barciś (; born 12 August 1956) is a Polish actor. His television appearances include Krzysztof Kieślowski's anthology series ''Dekalog'' (1989), the soap opera '' Aby do świtu...'' (1992), and '' Kurierzy'' ("Couriers"). From 2006 to 201 ...

as Zaleski *

Krzysztof Stroiński Krzysztof Stroiński (born 9 October 1950 in Pszczyna) is a Polish actor. He performed in more than forty films since 1971. He won the 2009 Polish Academy Award for Best Actor The Polish Academy Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the ...

as Osipowicz * Michal Pawlicki as Irena's Father * Maria Seweryn as Marta * Tomasz Preniasz-Strus as Wladek

References

External links

* 1995 films 1995 drama films Polish drama films 1990s Polish-language films Films directed by Andrzej Wajda Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution {{Poland-film-stub