Screen Test

– Three-part film centered around a film being made by a group of young directors. In the first a work..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1977
Original Name:
Zdjecia próbne
Screen Test (1977) - Also known as Zdjecia próbne

Three-part film centered around a film being made by a group of young directors. In the first a working-class girl finishes school and has her first love affair, which ends badly. In the second a provincial boy with dreams of life in the theater has an affair with his boss' wife. They meet during the film's screen tests.

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Genre:
Release Date:

16 May 1977

Language:

Polish

Director:

Jerzy Domaradzki, Agnieszka Holland, Pawel Kedzierski

Writer:

Jerzy Domaradzki, Feliks Falk, Agnieszka Holland, Pawel Kedzierski

Main Actors:

Daria Trafankowska, Andrzej Pieczynski, Miroslawa Marcheluk, Urszula Modrzynska

Plot:

A film about a film being made by a group of young directors. Story is divided into three parts. The first follows Anka, a girl from a working- class family. She finishes school, plans to attend screen tests, and has her first love affair during the summer holidays. Her experience with a boy who wants to pass her to his buddy leaves an emotional scar. In the second segment the film follows Pawel, who leaves the children's home and wants to become a theatre actor. He joins a provincial amateur production where he has an affair with a married woman, the wife of his employer. In the final piece the two are found at the screen tests. They make to the final list and have an affair together. During the last screen test they are asked to improvise a scene, and Anka repeats exchanged between them the night before. That angers Pawel and he leaves.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10