The Conductor

1080p 101 min 1980 Published on, 1 year ago

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A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

Country

Poland

Genre

Drama Music

Released

27 Feb, 1980

Main Cast

John Gielgud , Krystyna Janda , Andrzej Seweryn , Jan Ciecierski , Tadeusz Czechowski

Supporting Cast

Marek Dąbrowski , Józef Fryźlewicz , Janusz Gajos , Stanisław Górka , Jerzy Kleyn

scholarship marriage crisis travel envy returning to roots professional jealousy opportunism