''Holy Week'' ( pl, Wielki tydzień) is a 1995 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda. 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.

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 as Mrs. Piotrowska * Cezary Pazura as Piotrowski * Wojciech Pszoniak as Zamojski * Agnieszka Kotulanka as Karska * Artur Barciś as Zaleski * Krzysztof Stroiński as Osipowicz * Michal Pawlicki as Irena's Father *

Maria Seweryn Maria Seweryn (born 25 March 1975) is a Polish actress. She appeared in more than ten films since 1980. Seweryn is the daughter of actors Krystyna Janda and Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Teodor Seweryn (born 25 April 1946) is a Polish actor and di ...

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