Love Stories (Polish: Historie miłosne) is a 1997 Polish film about four men with unresolved romances. Jerzy Stuhr plays all four characters and wrote and directed the film. The film is dedicated to Krzysztof Kieślowski, who gave Stuhr important roles in his films. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
One of Stuhr's four characters: a priest with his daughter.
The four characters played by Jerzy Stuhr all arrive at the same place at different times in different vehicles: a college professor in his own car, a priest in a taxicab, an army officer in a government vehicle and a prisoner in a police van accompanied by two police officers. As the opening credits roll, the four characters walk about the same building.
The professor collects the written exams of his students, and is surprised that one, Ewa Bielska, has written on hers, "I love you." He resists her advances but eventually gives in. For a crucial oral exam with the dean, Ewa asks for the professor's help, because she doesn't know anything at all. When the time comes, Ewa decides to resign, and the dean jokes with the professor that this is Poland, not America, and he wouldn't have been kicked out for having an affair with a student.
The priest is at the confessional when a young girl shows up claiming to be his daughter. Her story checks out: he knows her mother from Radom, 11 years ago. The mother died six years ago, the girl says. The girl returns to the orphanage she escaped from. Soon the parish learns but wants the priest to stay on. At the end, he decides to quit the church to be a father to his daughter.
The army officer, Colonel Matałowski of the Polish Land Forces, goes home to a house where almost everything is under lock and key, even the fridge and he is estranged from his wife. An old love shows up, Tamara. They have drinks and talk about their love letters. His superiors disapprove of the affair because she's Russian. Matałowski sees her one last time, driving her to the train station.
Colonel Matałowski sees his old love, Tamara, for the first time in a long time.
The prisoner, Zdzisław Filip, is convicted of trafficking Pakistani heroin and sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of 5,000 zloty. As the police haul him away, he tells his wife Kryska to go to hell. Four years later, during a conjugal visit, Zdisław gives her directions to the buried cash by tapping on her back. Kryska finds the money, but instead of using it to pay Zdisław's fine, she tries to leave the country. Zdisław is upset but claims to have expected her to do that. Since he can't pay the fine, he has to spend another two years in jail.
All four characters wind up at one point seeing a man in an archives. The teacher and the colonel both go down an elevator and are left alone in a long corridor.
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Jerzy Stuhr - The university teacher / The priest / Col. Jerzy Matałowski / Prisoner Zdzisław Filip / Petent
Love Stories won the Golden Lion award at the Polish Film Festival,[3] the Jury Prize and the Silver at the Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival, and the Grand Jury Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Zdzisław Filip says he doesn't care if his wife waits for him as he's hauled off to jail.
Jerzy Stuhr also picked up four of the five prizes he was nominated for at the Venice Film Festival.
DVD releaseedit
The MGE Region 1 DVD release is in "telewizorow" 4:3 aspect ratio. It has the bare minimum: scene access and English subtitles.
Historie miłosne at the Polish Movie Database (in Polish)
October 31, 2023
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This article is about the 1997 Polish film For other uses see Love Story disambiguation Love Stories Polish Historie milosne is a 1997 Polish film about four men with unresolved romances Jerzy Stuhr plays all four characters and wrote and directed the film The film is dedicated to Krzysztof Kieslowski who gave Stuhr important roles in his films The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee 1 2 Love StoriesDVD coverDirected byJerzy StuhrWritten byJerzy StuhrProduced byJacek BromskiJuliusz MachulskiJacek MoczydlowskiStarringJerzy StuhrDominika OstalowskaCinematographyPawel EdelmanEdited byElzbieta KurkowskaMusic byAdam NowakRelease date8 September 1997 1997 09 08 Running time87 minutesCountryPolandLanguagePolishBudgetPZL 1 500 000 estimated Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 DVD release 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot edit nbsp One of Stuhr s four characters a priest with his daughter The four characters played by Jerzy Stuhr all arrive at the same place at different times in different vehicles a college professor in his own car a priest in a taxicab an army officer in a government vehicle and a prisoner in a police van accompanied by two police officers As the opening credits roll the four characters walk about the same building The professor collects the written exams of his students and is surprised that one Ewa Bielska has written on hers I love you He resists her advances but eventually gives in For a crucial oral exam with the dean Ewa asks for the professor s help because she doesn t know anything at all When the time comes Ewa decides to resign and the dean jokes with the professor that this is Poland not America and he wouldn t have been kicked out for having an affair with a student The priest is at the confessional when a young girl shows up claiming to be his daughter Her story checks out he knows her mother from Radom 11 years ago The mother died six years ago the girl says The girl returns to the orphanage she escaped from Soon the parish learns but wants the priest to stay on At the end he decides to quit the church to be a father to his daughter The army officer Colonel Matalowski of the Polish Land Forces goes home to a house where almost everything is under lock and key even the fridge and he is estranged from his wife An old love shows up Tamara They have drinks and talk about their love letters His superiors disapprove of the affair because she s Russian Matalowski sees her one last time driving her to the train station nbsp Colonel Matalowski sees his old love Tamara for the first time in a long time The prisoner Zdzislaw Filip is convicted of trafficking Pakistani heroin and sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of 5 000 zloty As the police haul him away he tells his wife Kryska to go to hell Four years later during a conjugal visit Zdislaw gives her directions to the buried cash by tapping on her back Kryska finds the money but instead of using it to pay Zdislaw s fine she tries to leave the country Zdislaw is upset but claims to have expected her to do that Since he can t pay the fine he has to spend another two years in jail All four characters wind up at one point seeing a man in an archives The teacher and the colonel both go down an elevator and are left alone in a long corridor Cast editJerzy Stuhr The university teacher The priest Col Jerzy Matalowski Prisoner Zdzislaw Filip Petent Dominika Ostalowska Ewa Bielska the student Irina Alfyorova Tamara Karolina Ostrozna Magda Jarzebowska Priest s Daughter Katarzyna Figura Kryska Zdzislaw s wife Jerzy Nowak The Accountant Andrzej Hudziak The Assistant Investigator Jerzy Trela General Katarzyna Laniewska Filip s mother Artur Barcis Lawyer Sebastian Konrad Assistant on the university Krzysztof Stroinski DecanAwards editLove Stories won the Golden Lion award at the Polish Film Festival 3 the Jury Prize and the Silver at the Festroia Troia International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival nbsp Zdzislaw Filip says he doesn t care if his wife waits for him as he s hauled off to jail Jerzy Stuhr also picked up four of the five prizes he was nominated for at the Venice Film Festival DVD release editThe MGE Region 1 DVD release is in telewizorow 4 3 aspect ratio It has the bare minimum scene access and English subtitles See also editList of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmReferences edit Margaret Herrick Library Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 24 November 1997 Archived from the original on 13 February 1998 Retrieved 13 October 2015 Gdynia Film Festival Laureates in 1997 Official WebsiteExternal links editLove Stories at IMDb Love Stories at AllMovie Historie milosne at the Polish Movie Database in Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Love Stories amp oldid 1145819175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
