Movie

The Conductor (1980)

• February 27, 1980
• 1h 41m

• Drama
• Music

Overview

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.

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Writers

Andrzej Kijowski

Starring

John Gielgud, Krystyna Janda, Andrzej Seweryn