Dulski Ladies ( Panie Dulskie ) ( The Morality of Mrs. Dulska )

Dulski Ladies (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Panie Dulskie
Alternate Title: The Morality of Mrs. Dulska
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Polish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Polish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Poland ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2015 and produced in:
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Filip Bajon

Written By:
Filip Bajon

Gabriela Zapolska

Actors:
Krystyna Janda ..... Aniela Dulska
Katarzyna Figura ..... Melania 'Mela'
Maja Ostaszewska ..... Melania
Wladyslaw Kowalski ..... Rainer Dulsky
Olgierd Lukaszewicz ..... Felicjan Dulski
Slawomir Orzechowski ..... Wojciech
Katarzyna Herman ..... Jasiewiczowa
Sebastian Fabijanski ..... Zbyszko Dulski
Diana Zamojska ..... Hanka
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz ..... Zbyniu
Marianna Zydek ..... Gabrysia
Malina Malinowska ..... Young Mela
Justyna Zielska ..... Young Hela
Milena Poswiatowska ..... Young Melania
Iga Mencel ..... Young Helena
Sonia Bohosiewicz ..... SB officer's wife
Grzegorz Malecki ..... SB officer
Jerzy Rogalski ..... Sculpturer
Barbara Wypych ..... Prostitute
Joanna Kupinska ..... Locator
Krzysztof Pyziak ..... Taxi Driver / SB officer
Sebastian Jaskólowski ..... SB officer
Timur Jaszczenko ..... SB officer
Witold Kopec ..... Wooer
Piotr Wysocki ..... Doorman
Roman Kruczkowski ..... Clerk
Artur Kociecki ..... Doctor
Janina Skoluba ..... One of the crowd
Teresa Filarska ..... One of the crowd
Grazyna Jakubecka ..... One of the crowd
Anna Swietlicka ..... One of the crowd
Jacek Brzezinski ..... One of the crowd
Marian Klodnicki ..... One of the crowd
Monika Czarnecka ..... Midwife Klara
Wojciech Rusin ..... Boyfriend of Gabrysia
Marta Sroka ..... Babysitter
Halszka Lehman ..... Young Militant
Wojciech Marcinkowski ..... Stilyagi
Dawid Czuprynski ..... Stilyagi
Stefan Zóltowski ..... Stilyagi
Bartlomiej Milczarek ..... Stilyagi
Mateusz Bodzioch ..... Stilyagi
Marek Bala ..... Member of the Orchestra
Jacek Kruk ..... Member of the Orchestra
Piotr Romaniuk ..... Member of the Orchestra
Dawid Dobrowolski ..... Member of the Orchestra
Andrzej Bober ..... Member of the Orchestra
Jaroslaw Pisz ..... Member of the Orchestra
Tomasz Dziwura ..... Member of the Orchestra
Piotr Mach ..... Member of the Orchestra
Tomasz Piatek ..... Member of the Orchestra
Kamil Banach ..... Member of the Orchestra
Janusz Felbel ..... Member of the Orchestra
Piotr Czarny ..... Member of the Orchestra
Tymur Yashchenko ..... Ubek

Synopsis:

'Dulski Ladies' is at the same time a filmed version of Gabriela Zapolska's early XX century play (1907), a variation based on the story, and its continuation. School children in Poland have the play on their to-read literary assignments and the term that derived from the title family name, dulszczyzna, was quickly adopted to the everyday language - it means life in hypocrisy and keeping the skeletons deeply buried in the closet. It is the early 90ties when Melania, a granddaughter of Mrs. Dulska, is visited by Rainer Dulsky, professor of psychiatry from Switzerland. They met at the Locarno Film Festival where Melania, a film director, was presenting her work. Rainer, expert in Jung, subconsciousness and dreams, looked for her there intrigued by the similarity of their last names. When it turned out that Rainer and Melania have identical dreams about the same house, Rainer decides to come to Poland to investigate the mysterious coincidences and Melania wants to make a film about it. As a child she often witnessed her mother's accusations addressed toward her grandmother, Mrs. Dulska, that 'the death of the maid Hanka was her (grandmother's) fault and that the old Dulska has blood on her hands'. Melania is convinced that these accusations are true. Making the film is supposed to free her from the trauma of these memories. She, unlike her mother and grandmother, believes in transparency and freeing the skeletons from the closet. Is the modern time Dulska really different from the other Dulski women? From director, Filip Bajon: 'Dulski Ladies' is a universal story that does not age with time. It makes the viewers aware that they do not live only here and now but also hundred years ago because all that happened then influences them and their lives now. People are rooted in their past more than they think they are.'

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 11 March, 2021.