33 Scenes from Life
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33 Scenes from Life

5.1 / 10 2008 1h 40mNR Polish
Drama

Storyline

The Polish artist Julia and her husband Piotr, a talented and successful composer, live in Kraków. When Julias's mother, Barbara falls ill with stomach cancer, the life of the family is falling apart. Julia accompanies her mother to death, but her husband Piotr is at rehearsals in Cologne and leaves her to cope with this difficult situation. Only her friend Adrian is at her side. Her father Jurek is also overwhelmed by the impending loss of his beloved wife. After the death of the mother her father takes comfort from alcohol. Shortly after the father dies. Julia found only in the arms of Adrian to rest, but this in turn destroyed her marriage to Piotr. After the loss of the parents and break up of the marriage she is now alone in the world with an uncertain future where Adrian is of little help

Cast & Crew

Julia Jentsch

Julia Jentsch

Julia

Lead
Peter Gantzler

Peter Gantzler

Adrian

Maciej Stuhr

Maciej Stuhr

Piotr

Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Barbara Rostawicka

AH

Andrzej Hudziak

Jurek Szczęsny

Roman Gancarczyk

Roman Gancarczyk

Krzysiek Szczęsny

Izabela Kuna

Izabela Kuna

Rafał Maćkowiak

Rafał Maćkowiak

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Małgorzata Szumowska's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. 33 Scenes from Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker