Holy Week (film)
- Beata Fudalej: Irena Lilien
- Wojciech Malajkat: Jan Malecki
- Magdalena Warzecha: Anna Malecka
- Jakub Przebindowski: Julek Malecki
- Bozena Dykiel: Woman Piotrowska
- Cezary Pazura: Józef Piotrowski
- Wojciech Pszoniak: Zamoyski
- Agnieszka Kotulanka: Karska
- Artur BARCIS: Zaleski
- Krzysztof Stroinski: Osipowicz
- Michał Pawlicki: Irena's father
- Maria Seweryn: Miss Marta
The Holy Week is a Polish film from the year 1995. The film was based on the novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski.
Action
The Polish Jew Irena Lilien has never felt as a Jew. Before the Second World War, she led an unproblematic life as the daughter of the professor Juliusz lilies. She was assimilated and their religion did not matter. Even after the occupation of Poland by the Germans, they led their lives like any other poles. She did not go into a ghetto and also did not wear the yellow Star of David. It was not until 1942, the life of Irena is threatening. You must go into hiding. But now turns out that her friendship with Catholic Poland does not count much in danger. It comes under at anyone. Her father commits in this seemingly hopeless situation suicide.
During Holy Week 1943, during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising raging, Irena was arrested by the Gestapo. But it is free to buy and is free again. On the road she meets her former lover January Malecki. Malecki takes her to his house. He is now married to Anna, who is pregnant. However, Irena feels uncomfortable between her former lover and his wife. Also Jan overwhelmed the situation, but he could not bring himself to put Irena back on the road. The neighbors Piotrowski are also characterized by the presence of the Jew in fear. However, Anna Malecka arises on the part of Irena. However, as the husband of Mrs. Piotrowska interested visibly for the attractive Irena, Irena is betrayed by a jealous wife.
Reviews
"Neither the history nor the staging are able to arouse interest and to reproduce the atmosphere of those days. An unconvincing attempt to approach the issue of persecution of Jews in the path of morality. "
Awards
The film was nominated at the Berlinale in 1996 for the Golden Bear. Andrzej Wajda was awarded by the Jury of the Berlinale Silver Bear for Lifetime Achievement.