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Night Train

Night Train

Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz

1959

mono
97 min.
1.32:1
b&w

"Train" is a film in which a chance meeting between two strangers in a sleeper train compartment becomes the starting point for a deeper, almost intimate journey. A woman and a man, both not seeking company, begin to notice each other during a nighttime trip to the sea. Though their encounter is brief and devoid of grand words, it becomes a moment where, within the confined space of the train, a small but meaningful bond is formed. Set in the postwar reality, full of anxiety and a longing for normalcy, the film portrays people affected by trauma and a changed world, who yearn only for a sense of stability and closeness. "Train" shows how an everyday, ordinary meeting can bring two people closer, even when they expect nothing from one another. It is a story about fleeting moments that can leave a mark on life when everything around seems overshadowed by uncertainty.

TitleNight Train
Genredrama
ActorsLucyna Winnicka,
Leon Niemczyk,
Teresa Szmigiel贸wna,
Zbigniew Cybulski
AwardsPremio Evrotecnica im. Georgesa Meliesa, wyr贸偶nienie aktorskie
Lucyna Winnicka (Wenecja, 1959)
Production/StudioZesp贸艂 Filmowy Kadr
CinematographyJan Laskowski
ScreenplayJerzy Lutowski,
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
EditingWies艂awa Otocka
SoundJ贸zef Bartczak

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