Con bravura

Con bravura

33 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 1, 1958

Originally, Munk intended Eroica to be a triptych with Con bravura being the first part, but he ultimately gave up on this film, deeming it weaker artistically than the two counterparts. Con bravura is about conspiracy conflating the paths of a rather unconventional nun and an intrigued young man – each of them bears secrets and the encounter could incite a flaming romance, though one suffocated by war.Munk set the film in the mountain capital of Zakopane and its vicinity, allowing breathtaking views from a cable car and using his experiences of the Nazi occupation in the area to add gritty reality. The director plays a cameo as a priest with several of his industry friends also making appearances.

Con bravura

33 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 1, 1958

Con bravura
Originally, Munk intended Eroica to be a triptych with Con bravura being the first part, but he ultimately gave up on this film, deeming it weaker artistically than the two counterparts. Con bravura is about conspiracy conflating the paths of a rather unconventional nun and an intrigued young man – each of them bears secrets and the encounter could incite a flaming romance, though one suffocated by war.Munk set the film in the mountain capital of Zakopane and its vicinity, allowing breathtaking views from a cable car and using his experiences of the Nazi occupation in the area to add gritty reality. The director plays a cameo as a priest with several of his industry friends also making appearances.
Producers Zespól Filmowy "Kadr", WFF Lodz, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
Original title Con bravura
Directors Andrzej Munk
Writers Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Cast

Tadeusz Janczar

as Andrzej

Teresa Szmigielówna

as Katarzyna

Witold Pyrkosz

as Kardas

Roman Polanski

as Caroler

Ryszard Bacciarelli

as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Henryk Bąk

as Major (uncredited)

Joanna Ciemniewska

as Tourist (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina

as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Kazimierz Hanzel

as Waiter (uncredited)

Paweł Komorowski

as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Barbara Połomska

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Andrzej Wojciechowski

as Restaurant Musician (uncredited)