Farewells(1958)

The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Wojciech Has

Actors: Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek, Stanislaw Jaworski, Stanislaw Milski, Zdzislaw Mrozewski, Irena Netto, Józef Pieracki, Irena Starkówna, Helena Sokolowska

Release date: 1958-10-13

Country of origin: Poland

Length: 1h 37m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10