The Smaller Sky

1981 1h 36m PL

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to leave despite visits by a psychiatrist and his own son. He watches people daily at the station. A tv reporter is trying to come up with a story which would help him to save his job. He likes to chase women and the dropout's wife is one of his targets. He gets interested in the story of her husband and tries to make a program about mysterious individual. Once the tv crew arrives to the scene, the subject tries to hide and ends up on the roof of the station, where he catches a glimpse of sunshine - the "smaller sky" - before stepping onto a glass roof and falling to his death.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roman Wilhelmi
Artur Gutner
Jan Englert
Marek Weber, journalist
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Elżbieta, Artur's wife
Władysław Kowalski
Filip Szmidt
Janusz Zaorski
Dr. Barcz
Tomasz Jarosiński
Daniel
Jadwiga Polanowska
Filip's Wife
Monika Stefanowicz
Monika

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Janusz Morgenstern
Writers: Janusz Morgenstern, John Wain
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Roman Wilhelmi and Jan Englert and Beata Tyszkiewicz carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Janusz Morgenstern directs. Ryszard Lenczewski behind the camera. Zygmunt Krauze scores. Barbara Grodner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Janusz Morgenstern, shot by Ryszard Lenczewski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Zygmunt Krauze. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Barbara Grodner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Roman Wilhelmi and Jan Englert and Beata Tyszkiewicz carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0082760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.