Komediantka
A nine-episode television series directed by Jerzy Sztwiertnia in 1988. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by Władysław Reymont (episodes 1–6) and on the sequel to "Komediantka", "Fermenty" (episodes 7–9). The series was produced simultaneously with the film version titled "Komediantka." The action takes place in the second half of the 19th century. It tells the tragic story of Janka, who abandons everything and embarks on a career as an actress. Her complicated life and stage failures lead her to a tragic end.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
25-06-198853mThe series begins in the early 20th century. Mr. Ostarowski, the stationmaster at Bukowiec, is raising his daughter Janka alone. She is clearly exhausted by life in the countryside...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
02-07-198855mJanka Orłowska arrives in Warsaw. Her first steps are at the "Tivoli" garden theater. Director Cabiński, despite initial reluctance, agrees to accept her into the choir. Janka's be...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
09-07-198855mOrłowska is increasingly coping with her new circumstances. Although she continues to work as a chorus girl, she manages to enter the social elite of the Tivoli Theatre. She gives...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
16-07-198856m - Ep 5
5.Episode 5
23-07-198853m - Ep 6
6.Episode 6
30-07-198852m - Ep 7
7.Episode 7
06-08-198854mAfter a failed suicide attempt, Janka returns to Bukowiec. Her recovery is slow. Both her father and the doctor overseeing her health keep the cause of Miss Orłowska's "illness" a...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
13-08-198854mJanka goes shopping with Zaleska in Kielce. There, in a café, she encounters old friends from "Tivoli." Cabiński proposes a return to the theater and a leading role in "Fedora." To...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
20-08-198855mJanka is staying with Hela Halder, and together with a friend, she visits local writer Stabrowska. Grzesikiewicz arrives to pick her up and take her to Bukowiec, where her seriousl...
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