The Issa Valley (1982)
September 20, 1982
Drama
1h 50m
The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Tadeusz Konwicki
- Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy Anna Dymna
- Barbarka, służąca Romualda Maria Pakulnis
- Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka Danuta Szaflarska
- Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka Ewa Wiśniewska
- Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka Edward Dziewoński
- leśnik Baltazar Krzysztof Gosztyła
- Romuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów Jerzy Kamas
- diabeł Niemczyk Jerzy Kryszak