The Maids of Wilko
Andrzej Wajda
1979, 1 h 56 minHaving lost his friend, almost forty-year-old Wiktor Ruben visits his aunt and uncle in the countryside, where he spent his youth in a manor house with a group of girls. A lot has changed since then. Julia gave birth to twin girls. Emancipated Jola got mar-ried. Fela died prematurely. Zosia and Kazia are not the same any more either. Little Tunia grew up into a beautiful young lady. Ruben’s visit, his memories and attempts to bring back the past disturb the ladies of the house, expose their complicated life paths, tragedies and failures. An excellent adaptation of a short story by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz.
written by: Zbigniew Kamiński
director of photography: Edward Kłosiński
music: Karol Szymanowski
production design: Allan Starski, Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
costume design: Wiesława Starska
make up: Anna Włodarczyk, Grażyna Dąbrowska
sound: Piotr Zawadzki
edited by: Halina Prugar
cast: Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Christine Pascal, Maja Komorowska, Stanisława Celińska, Krystyna Zachwatowicz
production: Zespół Filmowy X, Pierson Production – Les Films Moliere
production managers: Barbara Pec-Ślesicka, Tony Moliere