Provincial Actors

Provincial Actors is a 1979 Polish drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. It is her feature-length directorial debut.

Plot

The film depicts Slawomir Szczepan, a young theater director from Warsaw, arriving in the provinces to put on the play Liberation by Stanisław Wyspiański. There he clashes with the aging lead actor Krzysztof, who sees it as a chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime performance.