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Without Anesthesia (1978)

★ 6.8/10 131 min Drama Poland, France Polish
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Writers' Assistant: Krzysztof Zaleski
Screenplay by: Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda
Streaming: Not available

Description

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

Top Cast

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Jerzy Michałowski
Ewa Dałkowska
Ewa Dałkowska Ewa Michałowska
Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn Jacek Rościszewski
Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda Agata
Roman Wilhelmi
Roman Wilhelmi Broński
Emilia Krakowska
Emilia Krakowska Wanda Jakowicz
Kazimierz Kaczor
Kazimierz Kaczor Editor-in-chief
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Magda Teresa Wójcik Joanna Cichoń

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