Ether

Ether

dir.

Krzysztof Zanussi

2018, 1 h 57 min

The beginning of the 20th century, borders of the Russian Tsar Imperium. A doctor gives a mortal amount of ether to a young woman whom he wants to seduce. He gets employed in an Austrian-Hungarian fortress where he continues his experiments with ether. Their aim is to lower pain but also to manipulate human behaviour. The price of success is the loss of the soul but love can save the Doctor from eternal condemnation.

written by Krzysztof Zanussi 

director of photography Piotr Niemyjski PSC
production design Joanna Macha
costume design Katarzyna Lewińska
make-up Karolina Kordas
music Richard Wargner
sound Maria Chilarecka
edited by Milenia Fiedler PSM
casting by Magdalena Szwarcbart
cast Jacek Poniedziałek, Andrzej Chyra, Maria Riaboshapka, Małgorzata Pritulak, Zsolt László, Ostap Vakuliuk, Stanislav Kolokolnikov, Rafał Mohr
production Studio Filmowe Tor
producers Krzysztof Zanussi, Janusz Wąchała
co-produced by Interfilm Production Studio, Laokoon Cinema Kft, Studio Uljana Kim, Revolver S.R.L., Bielle RE S.R.L., Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, TVP, NC+, Wojewódzki Dom Kultury w Rzeszowie
executive producer Janusz Wąchała
production manager Andrzej Besztak
co-financed by Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Ukraińska Agencja Filmowa, Litewskie Centrum Filmowe, Węgierski Fundusz Filmowy
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