Name: Wrzos
Director: Juliusz Gardan
Released: 1938-04-16
Cast: Stanislawa Angel-Engelówna, Franciszek Brodniewicz, Hanna Brzezińska, Mieczysława Ćwiklińska, Stanisława Wysocka

A 1938 Polish arranged marriage drama where love is optional and family pressure is mandatory.

melodramatic tensionperiod-piece angstrepressed longing

Overview

The story of a marriage arranged under family pressure, against the couple's feelings. Adapted from a novel by Maria Rodziewiczówna.

PL Polish

Content warning

duty versus desirefamilial obligationclass and social expectationmarriage as transaction

Standout Aspects

Acting

Angel-Engelówna's restrained suffering as trapped Kazia.

Production

Authentic interwar Polish aristocratic settings.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Director

Juliusz Gardan

ReleasedApr 16, 1938

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Stanislawa Angel-Engelówna

Kazia Szpanowska / Sanicka

Franciszek Brodniewicz

Andrzej Sanicki

Mieczysława Ćwiklińska

Ramszycowa

Lidia Wysocka

Dębska

Wanda Jarszewska

Wolska

Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski

prezes

Aleksander Zelwerowicz

ojciec Kazi

Mieczysław Cybulski

Boguski

Władysław Grabowski

hrabia Kołocki

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Rodziewiczówna's novels were wildly popular in interwar Poland for exposing the gentry's moral decay. Gardan's adaptation arrived as Polish cinema was transitioning to sound.

Trivia

Stanislawa Angel-Engelówna was already a major stage star; this rare screen appearance was nearly lost until 1990s restoration efforts.