''The Last Day of Summer'' ( pl, Ostatni dzień lata) is a 1958 romantic drama film directed by the

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Tadeusz Konwicki Tadeusz Konwicki (22 June 1926 – 7 January 2015) was a Polish writer and film director, as well as a member of the Polish Language Council. Life Konwicki was born in 1926 as the only son of Jadwiga Kieżun and Michał Konwicki in Nowa Wilejka, ...

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The action takes place amid the deserted dunes and screaming gulls of a chilly

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shore. Two lonely, damaged people, played by

Irena Laskowska Irena Laskowska (15 March 1925 – 6 December 2019) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1948 and 2003. Selected filmography * '' The Last Day of Summer'' (1958) * ''Milczące ślady'' (1961) ...

and

Jan Machulski Jan Henryk Machulski (3 July 1928 – 20 November 2008) was a Polish theater director, as well as a film and theatrical actor. He appeared in more than 45 film roles and 70 theater roles throughout his career. Personal life Machulski was born in ...

, whose characters remain nameless throughout the film, happen to meet on a deserted beach. Both are haunted by vivid memories of

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and make silent, imperfect attempts to reach out to each other, but they cannot find a means to communicate.

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* * 1958 films Polish black-and-white films 1950s Polish-language films 1958 romantic drama films Polish romantic drama films {{Poland-film-stub

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