The Conductor

The Conductor

101 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 27, 1980

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

The Conductor

101 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 27, 1980

The Conductor
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Zespól Filmowy "X", Film Polski, Polish Corporation for Film Production
Original title Dyrygent
Directors Andrzej Wajda
Writers Andrzej Kijowski

Cast

John Gielgud

as John Lasocki

Krystyna Janda

as Marta

Andrzej Seweryn

as Adam Pietryk, mąż Marty

Jan Ciecierski

as ojciec Marty

Tadeusz Czechowski

as pan Tadzio, skrzypek w orkiestrze

Marek Dąbrowski

as urzędnik z Wydziału Kultury

Józef Fryźlewicz

as wojewoda

Janusz Gajos

as dygnitarz z Warszawy

Stanisław Górka

as kontrabasista z orkiestry

Mary Ann Krasiński

as amerykańska koleżanka Marty

Anna Łopatowska

as Anna, skrzypaczka

Maria Seweryn

as Marysia, córka Marty i Adama

Mewis Walker

as Lilian, żona Lasockiego

Wojciech Wysocki

as Kwiatkowski, skrzypek w orkiestrze

Stanisław Zatłoka

as pan Rysio, członek orkiestry

Mariusz Gorczyński

as skrzypek z Warszawy; nie występuje w napisach

Tadeusz Hanusek

as skrzypek z Warszawy; nie występuje w napisach