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The Soul Is Singing

Tribute to Krzysztof Zanussi 2001 / Dusza spiewa / Poland 1997

Synopsis

A young tenor named Adam dreams of a singing career and he finally gets his big chance. He is engaged to sing at a New Year’s Eve concert with the Warsaw Philharmonic. On the evening of the concert an old and helpless neighbor asks him for help. Adam isn’t one to refuse to accompany an old woman, but their walk out in the cold and wet causes him to lose his voice. Desperate, Adam tries futilely to get his vocal chords to work and can now only wait for a miracle. He sets off for the concert in a terrible mood, aware that an opportunity is about to be wasted.

About the film

55 min / Black & white, 35 mm

Director Krzysztof Zanussi / Screenplay Krzysztof Zanussi / Dir. of Photography Piotr Wojtowicz / Music Wojciech Killar / Editor Marek Denys / Producer Iwona Ziulkowska / Production Telewizja Polska S. A. / Cast Jacek Laszczkowski, Maria Koscialkowska, Kazimierz Kord, Dominika Ostalowska, Mariusz Jaskus, Józef Fryzlewicz, Krzysztof Zanussi