Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
Jerzy Antczak
Director
Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Director
Gustaw Holoubek
Director
Andrzej Łapicki
Director
Jan Rybkowski
Director

Kalina Jędrusik
Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Maria Wachowiak
Zofia (segment 1)

Gustaw Holoubek
Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Wieńczysław Gliński
Karol (segment 1)

Beata Tyszkiewicz
Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Irena Netto
Marynia (segment 2)

Maria Homerska
Karolina (segment 2)

Bogumił Kobiela
Wacek (segment 2)

Jerzy Jogałła
Boy at a Slide (segment 2)
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