Behind The Wall

– Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, Anna is an unsuccessful science w..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
56 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Original Name:
Za ścianą
Behind The Wall (1971) - Also known as Za ścianą

Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, Anna is an unsuccessful science writer who turns to Jan for advice and human compassion, but Jan, absorbed with his career, remains immune to Anna's clumsy efforts to pierce his defenses.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

19 Oct 1971

Language:

Polish

Director:

Krzysztof Zanussi

Writer:

Krzysztof Zanussi, Edward Zebrowski

Main Actors:

Maja Komorowska, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Eugenia Herman, Jadwiga Colonna-Walewska

Plot:

Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, whose entire life is dedicated to study and advancement to full professorship. Anna is an unsuccesful science writer who turns to Jan for advice and human compassion in a critical moment of mental confusion and nervous exhaustion. Jan, absorbed with his career, remains immune to Anna's clumsy efforts to pierce his defences. Affrayed by her ultimate plea for an embrace, he escapes to his own quarters. In the end Anna makes an unsuccesful suicide attempt and he visits her in the hospital.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10