A Lonely Woman

– The first motion picture film by Agnieszka Holland about loneliness, longing for affection, and misf..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Original Name:
Kobieta samotna
A Lonely Woman (1987) - Also known as Kobieta samotna

The first motion picture film by Agnieszka Holland about loneliness, longing for affection, and misfortune. Irena, a postal delivery worker, is struggling with a inadequate housing, a drunk neighbor who wants to take her place, and a heartless boss, knowing that the whole day at work, she is leaving her young son. But the worst is the loneliness, exacerbated by her single mother status. She meets a crippled pensioner Jacek, who appears to be the key to her happiness, but tragedy continues to strike.

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Genre:

A Lonely Woman (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Sep 1987

Language:

Polish

Director:

Agnieszka Holland

Writer:

Agnieszka Holland, Maciej Karpinski

Main Actors:

Maria Chwalibóg, Boguslaw Linda, Pawel Witczak, Danuta Balicka

Plot:

A story of a middle-aged woman, Irena, living alone on the outskirts of Wroclaw with her 8-year old son. They live in a drab apartment. She is a mail carrier and her son is her only pride and joy. She hardly communicates with anybody else in a humanly open and natural way. She also cares for a sick relative. One day when delivering a monthly pension to a crippled young miner Jacek, she faints at his doorsteps. Even though she is determined to live alone after divorcing her drunken first husband, she also knows that her boy needs a male figure to correct his bad habits. She also needs a man badly. The love affair between Jacek and Irena begins however their first physical encounter shatters them both. Irena has a lot of problems: her son makes a lot of trouble at school, and at work her supervisor wants to take her route and give it to somebody else. Finally, the sick relative dies, and she is hit with the funeral bill instead with the expected inheritance. She steals pensioners' money she should be delivering. Tells Jacek that she indeed has received inheritance, places her son in a boaring institution and buys a used car for a trip to West Berlin, opting to immigrate. Now the accident happens...

Awards:

3 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10