''The Structure of Crystals'' ( pl, Struktura kryształu) is a 1969

Polish film The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations. Af ...

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 is his debut feature, and it won the Mermaid Award at the

Warsaw Film Festival Warsaw Film Festival ( pl, Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, abbreviated as WFF) is an annual film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world. The festival ha ...

.Struktura Krysztalu
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Plot

Jan and Marek were once physicist colleagues, but Jan left academia and became a

meteorologist A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while t ...

in a small rural town. Marek, who remained a scientist in the city, visits Jan and entreats him to return to scientific research and urban living. A spirited conversation ensues about values and ways of living.

Cast

* − Anna * − Marek * Jan Mysłowicz − Jan * * Adam Dębski *

Daniel Olbrychski Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation. He appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is best known for leading roles ...

References

External links

* * Polish drama films 1969 films Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi Films scored by Wojciech Kilar 1960s Polish-language films 1969 drama films {{Poland-film-stub