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Deborah

  • 1995
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Renata Dancewicz in Deborah (1995)
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Poland, 1939. Painter Marek Wawrowski lives in a small town with his wife and son. He meets young, beautiful Jewish girl, Deborah, immediately falls in love with her and they start a passion... Read allPoland, 1939. Painter Marek Wawrowski lives in a small town with his wife and son. He meets young, beautiful Jewish girl, Deborah, immediately falls in love with her and they start a passionate affair. Then the World War II breaks out.Poland, 1939. Painter Marek Wawrowski lives in a small town with his wife and son. He meets young, beautiful Jewish girl, Deborah, immediately falls in love with her and they start a passionate affair. Then the World War II breaks out.

  • Director
    • Ryszard Brylski
  • Writers
    • Ryszard Brylski
    • Marek Soltysik
  • Stars
    • Olgierd Lukaszewicz
    • Renata Dancewicz
    • Maria Pakulnis
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    50
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ryszard Brylski
    • Writers
      • Ryszard Brylski
      • Marek Soltysik
    • Stars
      • Olgierd Lukaszewicz
      • Renata Dancewicz
      • Maria Pakulnis
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Olgierd Lukaszewicz
    Olgierd Lukaszewicz
    • Marek Wawrowski
    Renata Dancewicz
    Renata Dancewicz
    • Debora Grosman
    Maria Pakulnis
    Maria Pakulnis
    • Anna Wawrowska
    Jerzy Zelnik
    Jerzy Zelnik
    • Kuba Burstein
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    • Grosman, Debora's Father
    Boguslaw Sochnacki
    Boguslaw Sochnacki
    • Shopkeeper Rotman
    Adam Kamien
    Adam Kamien
    • Helmut Baraniewicz
    Marek Barbasiewicz
    Marek Barbasiewicz
    • SS Officer Toth
    Hanna Stankówna
    Hanna Stankówna
    • Hofsztajnowa
    Eugeniusz Robaczewski
    Eugeniusz Robaczewski
    • Abraham Hofsztajn
    Pawel Krucz
    • Antos
    Wlodzimierz Musial
    Wlodzimierz Musial
    • Nowak
    Beata Golebiewska
    • Julka Baraniewicz
    Andrzej Balcerzak
    Andrzej Balcerzak
    • Priest Rector
    Wojciech Lasota
    • Kazio Reszke
    Katarzyna Pakosinska
    Katarzyna Pakosinska
    • Hania Hofsztajn
    • (as Karolina Pakosinska)
    Piotr Grabowski
    Piotr Grabowski
    • Baker Ryk
    Zofia Merle
    Zofia Merle
    • Nowak's Wife
    • Director
      • Ryszard Brylski
    • Writers
      • Ryszard Brylski
      • Marek Soltysik
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    7mpadjasek

    A credible portrait of a mature and married man who unexpectedly succumbs to the power of passion

    I enjoyed watching "Deborah", even though I usually avoid seeing love stories. To me the passion of mature man, married Marek Wawrowski (Olgierd Lukaszewicz) for a young Jewish girl Debora Grosman (Renata Dancewicz) seemed to be distantly reminiscent of "Lolita". I found it credible, even though being a happily married man for many years, I may not have enough insight into that kind of uncontrolled emotion that can destroy your family and even life. But I have read that the story was based on some true events that had taken place during the Nazi occupation, and the film director Ryszard Brylski had heard this story from an old rabbi in New York. I also liked the picture of Poland just before World War II and the Nazi occupation. It added an extra dimension of tragedy to the story. To me, Olgierd Lukaszewicz did a terrific job in rendering the character of Marek Wawrowski believable, and Renata Dancewicz also gave a good performance and looked lovely.

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1996 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Ptaki niebieskie
    • Filming locations
      • Poland
    • Production companies
      • Agencja Produkcji Filmowej
      • IFDF ODRA-FILM
      • Studio Filmowe im. Karola Irzykowskiego
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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