''A Year of the Quiet Sun'' ( pl, Rok spokojnego słońca) is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by

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and starring

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and Scott Wilson. It tells the story of a romance between a Polish woman and an

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soldier in Poland, shortly after

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. The film was nominated for 1986's

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for

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. At the

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, the film was awarded the

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and Pasinetti Awards.

Cast

as Emilia * Scott Wilson as Norman * Hanna Skarżanka as Emilia's Mother * Ewa Dałkowska as Stella *

Vadim Glowna Vadim Glowna (; 26 September 1941 – 24 January 2012) was a German actor and film director. Since 1964 he appeared in more than 150 films and television shows. He directed the 1983 film ''Dies rigorose Leben'', which won an Honourable Ment ...

as Herman * Daniel Webb as David *

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue. Biography Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Du ...

as Szary * Zofia Rysiówna as Interpreter *

Janusz Gajos Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the gr ...

as Moonlighter *

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as Adzio *

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as Bakery Owner *

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as Malutki * Jerzy Nowak as English Doctor * Lee Michael Walczuk as US Captain Michael

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* 1984 films 1984 romantic drama films Polish romantic drama films Polish war drama films West German films 1980s Polish-language films 1980s English-language films English-language German films English-language Polish films Romantic period films Films set in 1946 War romance films Golden Lion winners Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi Films scored by Wojciech Kilar German war drama films Polish World War II films 1984 multilingual films Polish multilingual films German multilingual films 1980s German films {{Poland-film-stub

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