

A wife plays matchmaker for her husband—what could possibly go wrong?
A married couple is unsuccessfully trying to have a child. The woman decides to bring her husband closer to another woman.
Acting
Wrzesińska's controlled breakdown is devastating.
Direction
Lenartowicz's cramped framing traps you with them.

Director
Stanisław Lenartowicz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Polish thaw, the film smuggles critiques of state-mandated family ideals under socialist realism.
Wrzesińska was Lenartowicz's wife; their real marriage reportedly ended shortly after filming concluded.