Without Anesthesia (1978)

Name: Without Anesthesia
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-11-27
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Ewa Dałkowska, Andrzej Seweryn, Krystyna Janda

Drama

Director: Andrzej Wajda

Cast: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Ewa Dałkowska, Andrzej Seweryn, Krystyna Janda

7.3

Runtime131 min

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A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

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Fans of Polish cinema and thoughtful, character-driven dramas will appreciate the powerful performances and Andrzej Wajda's intimate, insightful direction in this 1978 film, which delves into the personal and professional crises of a prominent journalist struggling with loss and disillusionment.

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Without Anesthesia is the English-language title for the Polish film Bez znieczulenia, released in 1978, directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered in the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.