Spóźnieni przechodnie
Synopsis
Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
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Top cast
Kalina Jędrusik
Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Maria Wachowiak
Zofia (segment 1)
Gustaw Holoubek
Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Wieńczysław Gliński
Karol (segment 1)
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Irena Netto
Marynia (segment 2)
Maria Homerska
Karolina (segment 2)
Bogumił Kobiela
Wacek (segment 2)
Jerzy Jogałła
Boy at a Slide (segment 2)
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)