Farewell to Autumn

Farewell to Autumn
Directed byMariusz Trelinski
Written byWojciech Nowak
Mariusz Trelinski
Janusz Wróblewski
StarringJan Frycz
CinematographyJaroslaw Zamojda
Edited byTeresa Miziolek
Music byMichał Urbaniak
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
LanguagePolish

Farewell to Autumn (Polish: Pożegnanie jesieni) is a 1990 Polish drama film co-written and directed by Mariusz Trelinski.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 47th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2] It received numerous awards, including the Award of the Minister of Culture and Art and the awards for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design at the 1990 Polish Film Festival.[3] It has been described as "the first postmodern Polish film that captivates with its visual opulence and profound interpretation of literary material and its use of the grotesque".[4]

Plot

Cast

  • Jan Frycz as Atanazy Bazakbal
  • Maria Pakulnis as Hela Bertz
  • Grazyna Trela as Zofia Oslabedzka
  • Henryk Bista as Belzebub Bertz
  • Jan Peszek as Conte Lohoyski
  • Leszek Abrahamowicz as Principer Prepudrech
  • Maciej Prus as Don Wyprztyk
  • Piotr Skiba as Zelislaw Smorski
  • Wojcie as Baron Chwazdrygiel

References

  1. ^ Suze. (21 March 1990). "Pozegnanie jesieni - Farewell to Autumn". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 21. Garland Pub. p. 444.
  2. ^ Bignardi, Irene (12 September 1990). "La vita? Guerra tra galli". La Repubblica. p. 25.
  3. ^ "Pożegnanie jesieni". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ Miczka, Tadeusz (10 April 2008). "Polish Feature Film after 1989". Kinema: A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media. doi:10.15353/kinema.vi.1192. ISSN 2562-5764. Retrieved 12 June 2025.