A Year of the Quiet Sun

A Year of the Quiet Sun () is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and starring Maja Komorowska and Scott Wilson. It tells the story of a romance between a Polish woman and an American soldier in Poland, shortly after WWII.

The film was nominated for 1986's Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. At the Venice Film Festival, the film was awarded the Golden Lion and Pasinetti Awards.

Cast

Maja Komorowska as Emilia

Scott Wilson as Norman

Hanna Skarżanka as Emilia's Mother

Ewa Dałkowska as Stella

Vadim Glowna as Herman

Daniel Webb as David

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Szary

Zofia Rysiówna as Interpreter

Janusz Gajos as Moonlighter

Jerzy Stuhr as Adzio

Gustaw Lutkiewicz as Bakery Owner

Marek Kondrat as Malutki

Jerzy Nowak as English Doctor

Lee Michael Walczuk as US Captain Michael

See also

Cinema of Poland

List of Polish language films

References

External links

1984 films

1984 romantic drama films

Polish romantic drama films

Polish war drama films

West German films

1980s Polish-language films

1980s English-language films

English-language German films

English-language Polish films

Romantic period films

Films set in 1946

War romance films

Golden Lion winners

Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi

Films scored by Wojciech Kilar

German war drama films

Polish World War II films

1984 multilingual films

Polish multilingual films

German multilingual films

1980s German films