33 Scenes from Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Malgorzata Szumowska
Julia Jentsch
Peter Gantzler
Andrzej Hudziak
Malgorzata Hajewska
Maciej Stuhr
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In just one year, Julia loses everything that has made up her life. Her beloved husband leaves, her dog dies, then come the deaths of her mother and, shortly afterwards, her father. While one funeral follows another, Julia's professional career goes through a period of crisis. Julia becomes pregnant by a friend whom everyone suspects of being homosexual. She wants to terminate the pregnancy. At the same time, her brother ruins his family life by leaving his pregnant wife, who subsequently gives birth to a handicapped child. Her older sister drinks too much, and becomes involved with a priest, who leaves the church for her. It seems that the entire world has disintegrated. Still, in all of this, Julia manages to find a real life, a life that was formerly completely unknown to her. She learns to laugh at the strangest things, at sad things sometimes, and in the huge chaos of emotions she finds peace and strength. She also finds pain and the knowledge that one is not always happy, that it only happens sometimes, that there are no clear answers to all questions and that the world is not orderly and simple.
Director
Malgorzata Szumowska
Cast
Julia Jentsch
Peter Gantzler
Andrzej Hudziak
Malgorzata Hajewska
Maciej Stuhr
Isa Kuna
Roman Gancarczyk
Rafal Mackowiak
Dorota Segda
Renata Dancewicz
Piotr Adamczyk
Adam Woronowicz
Slawomir Zapala
Crew
Malgorzata Adamska
Karl Baumgartner
Michal Dominowski
Jacek Drosio
Teresa Dworzecka
Michal Englert
Raimond Goebel
Julia Jarza-brataniec
Katarzyna Lewinska
Pawel Mykietyn
Anna Niemira
Mikael Olsen
Malgorzata Szumowska
Malgorzata Szumowska
Miroslaw Warchol
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two awards including the Silver Leopard award and the Second Youth Jury Prize at the 2008 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States August 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (International Competition) August 6-16, 2008.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporay World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 4-13, 2008.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporay World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 4-13, 2008.)
Released in United States August 2008 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (International Competition) August 6-16, 2008.)
