The Issa Valley

The Issa Valley

110 mins | Sept. 20, 1982

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.

The Issa Valley

110 mins | Sept. 20, 1982

The Issa Valley
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers
Original title Dolina Issy
Directors Tadeusz Konwicki
Writers Czeslaw Milosz, Tadeusz Konwicki

Cast

Anna Dymna

as Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy

Maria Pakulnis

as Barbarka, służąca Romualda

Danuta Szaflarska

as Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka

Ewa Wiśniewska

as Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka

Edward Dziewoński

as Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka

Krzysztof Gosztyła

as leśnik Baltazar

Jerzy Kamas

as Romuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów

Jerzy Kryszak

as diabeł Niemczyk

Maciej Mazurkiewicz

as Tomaszek

Ewa Florczak

as Antonina, służąca Surkontów

Marta Lipińska

as Tekla Dilbinowa z Surkontów, matka Tomaszka

Hanna Skarżanka

as Bukowska, matka Romualda, Dionizego i Wiktora

Włodzimierz Boruński

as sekretarz rabina

Tadeusz Bradecki

as ksiądz Peikswa

Tadeusz Chudecki

as Domcio Malinowski

Józef Duriasz

as Józef Czarny

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

as Łuk Juchniewicz, mąż ciotki Heleny

Igor Śmiałowski

as ksiądz Monkiewicz, następca księdza Peikswy

Marek Walczewski

as czarownik Masiulis

Halina Machulska

as Akulonisowa

Marek Bargiełowski

as Dionizy, brat Romualda

Czesław Lasota

as Szatybełko

Bernard Ładysz

as żołnierz rosyjski zabity przez Baltazara

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

as Wiktor, brat Romualda

Zdzisław Tobiasz

as aktor "oficer niemiecki" na planie filmu

Ryszard Zatorski

as zamachowiec Wackonis, nacjonalista litewski

Konstanty Szyrko

as [obsada aktorska]