Farewells

1958 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 432 VOTES · DIR. Wojciech Has

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Overview

The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,518 lines

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00:00:09 FAREWELLS
00:06:49 You're not as thick as you seem.
00:09:24 you secretly kissed my hair
00:13:01 but very intelligent, and I like you a lot.
00:19:21 And what will we do at night?
00:23:21 We'll find a room.
00:28:06 A dream room for newly-weds.
00:31:15 I'm just guessing.
00:36:12 I'll ask the maid and she'll bring you breakfast.
00:39:17 I'd like to ask you to pay for that puppy.
00:44:43 - And what is it like over here? - Oh, well...
00:48:42 But, my dear Rose,
00:51:49 but since you're in a hurry...
00:55:03 At times I thought that everything was over.
00:58:27 I wouldn't to a stranger, but to you I will.
01:02:45 Aunt pretends to be delighted.
01:06:35 Please, at least finish
01:10:30 500 or 600 zlotys.
01:14:40 that it was the last time I was in countess Rose's house.
01:18:24 You might lose it.
01:21:57 You don't mention rope
01:25:41 No need to be shy.
01:30:45 Love, Miss Nika, is lust.
01:37:36 END English Subtitle Re-sync by Virgil

Cast & Characters

Maria Wachowiak Lidka
Tadeusz Janczar Paweł Gustaw Holoubek Mirek
Stanisław Jaworski Doctor Janowski
Stanisław Milski Professor Zdzisław Mrożewski Paweł's Father Irena Netto Landlady Józef Pieracki Professor Michniewicz
Irena Starkówna Countess Róża
Helena Sokołowska Waleria Siekierzyńska
Hanna Skarżanka Maryna
Jarema Stępowski Waiter
Saturnin Żórawski Feliks
Marian Beczkowski Pikolak (uncredited)
Seweryn Butrym German Officer (uncredited) Kazimierz Fabisiak Man at the Bar (uncredited)
Teresa Gawlikowska Dancer (uncredited)
Bogumił Kobiela Count Tolo (uncredited) Józef Kondrat Maestro (uncredited) Jadwiga Kuryluk Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski Grzebiński (uncredited)
Anna Lubienska Night Club Singer (uncredited)
Bronisław Pawlik Polish Soldier (uncredited) Adam Pawlikowski German Officer (uncredited) Bolesław Płotnicki Railway Worker (uncredited) Wojciech Rajewski Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited)
Krystyna Sienkiewicz Prostitute with a Cigarette (uncredited)
Witold Skaruch Fiddler (uncredited)
Natalia Szymańska Woman renting a Room to Paweł (uncredited)
Monika Tay (uncredited)
Hanna Tycówna Dancer (uncredited)
Lena Wilczyńska Celina (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,518
Dialogue density15.6 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:37:36

Production Record

DirectorWojciech Has
LanguagePolish
IMDb votes432

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