The Maids of Wilko

Panny z Wilka

A Chekhovian tale focusing on a man’s return to a village of his youth, where he re-encounters a group of sisters he was once intimate with.

  • Director

    Andrzej Wajda

  • With

    Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Krystyna Zachwatowicz

  • Poland 1979. 118min

  • Digital (restoration)

  • English subtitles

After the death of a close friend, Wiktor returns to a place of his youth. He re-encounters a group of sisters with whom he spent an idyllic summer 15 years prior, discovering the extent to which their lives have changed. Wajda’s most lyrical and poetic work marked a shift in pace and tone, allowing him to meditate on questions of passing time, regret and unfulfilled love.

Contains themes of suicide.

Restored by Yakumama.

The screening of The Maids of Wilko on Thursday 5 February will include an introduction.