The Conductor (1980)
Overview
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
Cast
John Gielgud
John Lasocki
Krystyna Janda
Marta
Andrzej Seweryn
Adam Pietryk
Jan Ciecierski
Marta's Father
Tadeusz Czechowski
Tadzio
Marek Dąbrowski
Cultural Office Clerk
Józef Fryźlewicz
Voivod
Janusz Gajos
Dignitary from Warsaw
Stanisław Górka
Bassist
Jerzy Kleyn
Anna Łopatowska
Anna
Elżbieta Strzałkowska
Maria Seweryn
Marysia
Jerzy Szmidt
Wojciech Wysocki
Kwiatkowski
Stanisław Zatłoka
Rysio
Mariusz Gorczyński
Warsaw Violinist (uncredited)
Tadeusz Hanusek
Warsaw Violinist (uncredited)
