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The Game

The Game

Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz

1968

91 min.
color

A film about a woman who, after her father's death, begins to question the meaning of her marriage and life. A career-driven, childless wife, she experiences a loss during her husband’s business trip that triggers a deep fear of passing time and death. This event leads her to doubt her attachment to her husband, and her previously comfortable life starts to unravel. She discovers that her husband, like her, is living the relationship by playing a role—with varying degrees of involvement but without genuine feeling. Their marriage, which seems stable on the surface, is actually based on unspoken compromises and omissions. The film explores this psychological transformation, showing how confronting death can change one’s perception of relationships and life.

TitleThe Game
Genredrama
ActorsLucyna Winnicka,
Gustaw Holoubek,
Helena Bystrzanowska,
Wiesław Gołas,
Jolanta Lothe
Production/StudioStudio Filmowe Kadr
CinematographyJan Laskowski
ScreenplayJerzy Kawalerowicz,
Andrzej Bianusz
EditingWiesława Otocka
SoundStanisław Piotrowski
MusicAdam Sławiński

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