Acclaimed by Jean-Luc Godard, Jerzy Skolimowski’s feature debut (which won him two Best Director prizes) was made on a very restricted budget whilst he was still at the Łódź Film School.
It introduces Andrzej Leszczyc (a character to appear in subsequent films) on the anniversary of the outbreak of WW2 as he prepares to join the army, having given up his studies and left his girlfriend, Theresa. Feeling at odds with society, this outsider (played by Skolimowski himself) is, like many others of his generation, uncomfortable with his position and trying to find his way in life. Rising star, Elżbieta Czyżewska, plays the three different women on his journey.
