Maria Wachowiak
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 5, 1938
Place of Birth: Warszawa, Polska
Known For
The Real End of the Great War
Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion
Passenger
A German woman on a ship returning to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings recollections from the past. She tells her husband that she had been an overseer in Auschwitz during the war, but she has actually saved a woman's life.
Her Return
An industrialist's wife announces that she is leaving him, but returns shortly after and tells him that she will only stay with him for appearances. This causes the industrialist to rethink his life choices.
Story of the Golden Boot
Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz. The story culminates in the unveiling of Stwosz's greatest masterpiece, the Altar of St. Mary's Church in Cracow.
Spóźnieni przechodnie
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.
Where Is the Third King?
Two militia officers are assigned to a museum in an undercover assignment to protect a valuable painting from an international group of art thieves.
Farewells
The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.
Pearls and Ducats
A famous Polish conductor meets a young Polish student in Czechoslovakia and pretends to be Czech to impress her.
Far Is the Road
After WWII a soldier returns to his Polish homeland from Scotland.
Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
A young journalist researches the life of his father which leads him to path of contradictions until he uncovers a gruelling truth.
Filmography
as Klaudias Mutter
as Ewa Brzeska
as Anna
as Wanda Szczęśniak
as Jagna
as Hungarian Woman
as Prisoner (uncredited)
as Krystyna
as Waitress
as Zofia (segment 1)
as King's Courtier (uncredited)
as Beata
as Lidka
as Party Guest (uncredited)