The Yellow Scarf

2000 0h 59m PL

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 32

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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The main character - a man who suffers from alcoholism - wants to change his tumultuous life. The day before Christmas Eve he receives a gift from his son - a yellow scarf. A gift is a kind of talisman he receives from loved ones, and every time he loses it. When after another banquet he falls into delirium, his ex-wife and secretary bring him to his mother. She helps him to sober up and arranges holiday celebration for two of them. She gives her son another yellow scarf, in belief that it will help him break the pernicious habit.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Janusz Gajos
Danuta Szaflarska
Mother
Krystyna Janda
Joanna Sienkiewicz
Ex-Wife
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Ewa
Grażyna Wolszczak
Co-Worker
Jerzy Schejbal
Physician
Czesław Nogacki
Alkoholik spotkany w restauracji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Janusz Morgenstern
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Święta polskie - Kolekcja" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Janusz Morgenstern, shot by Witold Adamek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michał Lorenc. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anna Wilska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Janusz Gajos and Danuta Szaflarska and Krystyna Janda carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287815 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Janusz Morgenstern directs. Witold Adamek behind the camera. Michał Lorenc scores. Anna Wilska cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Święta polskie - Kolekcja" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Janusz Morgenstern, shot by Witold Adamek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michał Lorenc. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anna Wilska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Janusz Gajos and Danuta Szaflarska and Krystyna Janda carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0287815 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.