Directed by:
Krzysztof ZanussiScreenplay:
Krzysztof ZanussiCinematography:
Edward KlosinskiComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Piotr Garlicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Christine Paul-Podlasky, Mariusz Dmochowski, Wojciech Alaborski, Joanna Pacuła, Dorota Kaminska, Joanna Żółkowska (more)Plots(1)
In this dramatic and wickedly subversive portrayal of the tense conflict between students and teachers at a country summer school for linguistics, Krzysztof Zanussi offers a subtle but fierce critique of Communist Party politics and the precariousness of success in a socialist society. (MUBI)
Cast
![Piotr Garlicki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619317_bec8a0.jpg)
Piotr Garlicki
Poland
Best movies:
Black Thursday (2011)
Camouflage (1976)
Spiral (1978)
![Zbigniew Zapasiewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274847_998ee9.jpg)
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
The Promised Land (1974)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Christine Paul-Podlasky
UK
Best movies:
Camouflage (1976)
Miś (1980)
The Contract (1980) (TV movie)
![Mariusz Dmochowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/919/165919156_ece4f1.png)
Mariusz Dmochowski
Poland
Best movies:
Birth Certificate (1961)
Eroica (1957)
Camouflage (1976)
![Wojciech Alaborski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/189/159189298_b79ee2.jpg)
Wojciech Alaborski
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Man of Iron (1981)
Camouflage (1976)
Spiral (1978)
![Joanna Pacuła](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/515/165515591_3b4695.png)
Joanna Pacuła
Poland
Best movies:
Escape from Sobibor (1987) (TV movie)
Camouflage (1976)
Tombstone (1993)
Dorota Kaminska
Poland
Best movies:
The Welts (2004)
Camouflage (1976)
Karate Polish Style (1982)
![Joanna Żółkowska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/912/162912413_1e0df5.png)
Joanna Żółkowska
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Illumination (1972)
Camouflage (1976)
![Magdalena Zawadzka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/094/166094898_f79ab6.png)
Magdalena Zawadzka
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Camouflage (1976)
Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)
![Riccardo Salvino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245522_d9bd20.jpg)
Riccardo Salvino
Italy
Best movies:
Camouflage (1976)
Falcone (1999) (TV movie)
Stunt Squad (1977)
![Eugeniusz Priwieziencew](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/990/158990855_a6c0fe.jpg)
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
With Fire and Sword (1999)
How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
![Marian Glinka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619321_ab020f.jpg)
Marian Glinka
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Promised Land (1974)
Camouflage (1976)
Ilona Lepkowska
Poland
Best movies:
Man of Marble (1977)
Camouflage (1976)
![Piotr Pregowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/180/159180658_a1a709.jpg)
Piotr Pregowski
Poland
Best movies:
Camouflage (1976)
Miś (1980)
![Hanna Bieluszko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/094/168094846_uawh9r.png)
Hanna Bieluszko
Poland
Best movies:
Camouflage (1976)
Sexmission (1983)
Mister Blot's Academy (1984)
![Mieczyslaw Hryniewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/225/159225857_480188.jpg)
Mieczyslaw Hryniewicz
Poland
Best movies:
Diary for My Loves (1987)
Camouflage (1976)
Poznan 56 (1996)
![Maria Mamona](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/296/159296578_b5b33e.jpg)
Maria Mamona
Poland
Best movies:
Generał Nil (2009)
Camouflage (1976)
The Closed Circuit (2013)
![Alfred Freudenheim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/314/159314603_98cc11.jpg)
Alfred Freudenheim
Italy
Best movies:
Europa Europa (1990)
Top Dog (1978)
Camouflage (1976)
Borys Marynowski
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Blind Chance (1981)
Szpital przemienienia (1978)
Iwona Słoczyńska-Zapasiewicz
Poland
Best movies:
Camouflage (1976)
Kochankowie mojej mamy (1985)
Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)