Movielogr
The Conductor (1980)
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Overview
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.
Length 101 minutes
Actors
John Gielgud | Krystyna Janda | Andrzej Seweryn | Jan Ciecierski | Tadeusz Czechowski | Marek Dąbrowski | Józef Fryźlewicz | Janusz Gajos | Stanisław Górka | Jerzy Kleyn | Mary Ann Krasiński | Anna Łopatowska | Elżbieta Strzałkowska | Maria Seweryn | Jerzy Szmidt | Mewis Walker | Wojciech Wysocki | Stanisław Zatłoka | Mariusz Gorczyński | Tadeusz Hanusek