A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984): Cast & Plot
A Year of the Quiet Sun is a 1984 romantic drama directed by Krzysztof Zanussi, starring Scott Wilson as Norman, Maja Komorowska and Wiesław Michnikowski. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- Original language
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Polish - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Year of the Quiet Sun About?
The premise of A Year of the Quiet Sun without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Shortly after World II, American soldier Norman meets Polish refugee Emilia and they fall in love. Norman returns to the United States, expecting Emilia and her mother to join him. Emilia’s mother is ill but can be cured with the proper medicine; however, she alone knows that only a single ticket remains for their journey.
A Year of the Quiet Sun Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- american
- soldier
- language barrier
- painter
- prostitute
- mass grave
- jeep
- world war two
- widow
- u.s. soldier
- poland
- year 1946
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- post world war two
- nun
- money
- love
- friend
- marriage
- husband wife relationship
- monument valley
- year 1964
- communist
- dance hall
- arizona
- old woman
- flash forward
- warsaw poland
- berlin germany
- barracks
- dancing
- dancer
- pianist
- piano
- epileptic fit
- seizure
- coffin
- burial
- cemetery
- graveyard
- penicillin
- doctor
- guilt
- skeleton
- exhumed body
- exhumation
- mass murder
- death of husband
- death
- catholic
- church
A Year of the Quiet Sun Cast & Characters
Scott Wilson leads the cast as Norman, with Maja Komorowska as Emilia and Wiesław Michnikowski as ksiądz. Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi; 22 actors are credited in all.
- Director Krzysztof Zanussi
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Scott Wilson as Norman - Maja Komorowska as Emilia
- Wiesław Michnikowski as ksiądz
- Ewa Dałkowska as prostytutka Stella
Also Starring in A Year of the Quiet Sun
· 18 more- Danny Webb David, kolega Normana
- Marek Kondrat szabrownik "Malutki"
- Jerzy Stuhr przewodnik Adzio
- Janusz Gajos szef szabrowników
- Vadim Glowna Niemiec, klient Stelli
- Zbigniew Zapasiewicz ubek
- Gustaw Lutkiewicz właściciel piekarni
- Jerzy Moes repatriant w pociągu
- Marcin Troński szabrownik "Pchełka"
- Jerzy Nowak lekarz przy ekshumacji zwłok
- Andrzej Gawroński esesman; nie występuje w napisach
- Hanna Skarżanka matka Emilii
- Tadeusz Bradecki tłumacz Normana
- Andrzej Żarnecki oficer na koncercie
- Marek Bargiełowski lekarz
- Halina Łabonarska siostra przełożona Domu Opieki dla Dorosłych
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- Daria Trafankowska dziewczyna wydająca jedzenie po koncercie
- Zofia Rysiówna siostra tłumaczka
More from Krzysztof Zanussi
More films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi: The Perfect Number, Ether, Revisited and And a Warm Heart.
A Year of the Quiet Sun Plot Summary
What happens in A Year of the Quiet Sun from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1946, just after World War II, Emilia Maja Komorowska, a Polish woman, returns to her homeland with her ailing mother and begins to rebuild her life amid the physical and moral ruins of postwar Poland. She ekes out a modest living by baking and selling cookies in a crumbling town, tending to her mother’s fragile health while the landscape around them bears the marks of a world at fatigue and transition. Nearby, a U.S. military commission arrives to help exhume the mass graves of Allied pilots murdered during the war; among the team is Norman Scott Wilson, a driver whose presence becomes a catalyst for change in Emilia’s world.
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The whole story of A Year of the Quiet Sun, scene by scene
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A Year of the Quiet Sun Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “El año del sol quieto” and “L'anno del sole quieto”.
- Also known as
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- El año del sol quieto
- L'anno del sole quieto
- El año del sol tranquilo
- Годината на спокойното слънце
- A nyugodt nap éve
- L'Année du soleil calme
- 寂静太阳年
- 조용한 태양의 해
- Год спокойного солнца
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including A Quiet Day at the End of the War, A Time to Love and a Time to Die and Once a Year.
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A Quiet Day at the End of the War 1970 -
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A Year of the Quiet Sun FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of A Year of the Quiet Sun, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Year of the Quiet Sun?
A Year of the Quiet Sun runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was A Year of the Quiet Sun released?
A Year of the Quiet Sun was released on September 9, 1984.
Who directed A Year of the Quiet Sun?
A Year of the Quiet Sun was directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
More films by Krzysztof Zanussi Who is in the cast of A Year of the Quiet Sun?
A Year of the Quiet Sun stars Scott Wilson as Norman, Maja Komorowska as Emilia and Wiesław Michnikowski as ksiądz, among 22 credited actors.
Does A Year of the Quiet Sun have a post-credit scene?
No. A Year of the Quiet Sun has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is A Year of the Quiet Sun in?
The original language of A Year of the Quiet Sun is Polish.
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