Poland / Feb 16, 1968
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A man who is socially inept and out of touch with the world lives with his sister in a small farmhouse. The overly sensitive man lives off his hard-working sibling, taking odd jobs as he gets them to secure his meager earnings. When he brings home a woodcutter from the forest, the sister and the newcomer fall in love. Terrified over a life without his sister, the man can't cope.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elżbieta Nowacka | Girl |
| Kazimierz Borowiec | Boy |
| Aleksander Iwaniec | Hunter |
| Joanna Szczerbic | |
| Witold Leszczyński | Man in Car (uncredited) |
| Zdzisław Maklakiewicz | Miller (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Żywot Mateusza |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lodz Film School, Zespół Filmowy "Start" |
| Release date | 16 febbraio 1968 |
| Writer | Tarjei Vesaas, Wojciech Solarz, Witold Leszczyński |
| Editing | Zenon Piórecki |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Kostenko, Jacek Mierosławski |
| Assistant directors | Haakon Sandøy, Witold Leszczyński |
| Camera operators | Andrzej Kostenko, Jacek Mierosławski |
| Additional photography | Andrzej Kostenko, Jacek Mierosławski |
| Production design | Wanda Jakubowska |
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| Art direction | Wanda Jakubowska |
| Set decoration | Wanda Jakubowska |
| Music | Wiesław Ćwikliński, Zygmunt Nowak, Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz |
| Sound | Wiesław Ćwikliński, Zygmunt Nowak, Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz |
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