Tomasz, a doctor, and atheist, is diagnosed with cancer. His ex-wife offers him the money for treatment in Paris, but his lung cancer is past the operating stage. Facing imminent death, he questions the beliefs he has held all his life and starts experimenting with both his own life and those of others.
Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
cancer
doctor
meaning of life
movie set
existentialist
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Tomasz Berg
Krystyna Janda
Anna
Tadeusz Bradecki
Monk Marik
Paweł Okraska
Filip
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Starszy wioskowy
Szymon Bobrowski
Karol
Aleksander Fabisiak
Profesor
Teresa Marczewska
The musician's mother
Michał Sieczkowski
Chory muzyk
Dominique Lesage
Św. Bernard w filmie "Bernard i Abelard"
François Dunoyer
Doctor in Paris
Dominique Lesage
Saint Bernard in the movie
Crew
Krzysztof Zanussi
Director
Krzysztof Zanussi
Writer
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Jagna Janicka
Costume Design
Katarzyna Dzida-Hamela
Sound
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
jabco
6.7★ · 07/17/25
We seem to think that one rots after death. Sometimes one does when still alive. From birth on, in fact. Though nobody notices or feels it.
We seem to think that one rots after death. Sometimes one does when still alive. From birth on, in fact. Though nobody notices or feels it.
Makks
7.0★ · 06/18/25
C’était le tournage d’assassin des templiers, y’a juste un acteur qui s’est perdu à un moment mskn
C’était le tournage d’assassin des templiers, y’a juste un acteur qui s’est perdu à un moment mskn
lara wood
6.0★ · 06/05/25
the horror of realising the inevitability of decay
the horror of realising the inevitability of decay
Razvan Beldie
7.0★ · 05/15/25
pretty interesting movie but it didnt seem to really go anywhere, or correctly apply the ideas it was trying to implement
pretty interesting movie but it didnt seem to really go anywhere, or correctly apply the ideas it was trying to implement
DoggoInsane
8.8★ · 08/14/24
Mi introducción al cine polaco. Una trama no muy compleja que te invita a hacer algunas preguntas importantes sobre la muerte.
Mi introducción al cine polaco. Una trama no muy compleja que te invita a hacer algunas preguntas importantes sobre la muerte.
