Austeria
Encyclopedia
Austeria is a Polish
film
directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, released in 1983
.
Austeria takes place during the opening days of World War I
, in the Austro-Hungarian
province of Galicia. Tag (Franciszek Pieczka
) is a Jewish innkeeper whose inn (austeria means inn in the local Polish dialect
) is located near the border with Russia
. War has broken out and local civilians are fleeing the advancing Russian Army, and several groups of refugees have taken shelter in Tag's inn for the night. A group of Hassidic Jews from the neighboring village arrive, followed by an Austrian baroness and a Hungarian
hussar cut off from his unit.
The film is based on a 1966 novel of the same name by Julian Stryjkowski
, who collaborated with Kawalerowicz on the screenplay.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, released in 1983
1983 in film
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.
Austeria takes place during the opening days of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, in the Austro-Hungarian
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
province of Galicia. Tag (Franciszek Pieczka
Franciszek Pieczka
Franciszek Pieczka is a Polish film and stage actor. A graduate of the Theatrical Academy in Warsaw, he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra...
) is a Jewish innkeeper whose inn (austeria means inn in the local Polish dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
) is located near the border with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. War has broken out and local civilians are fleeing the advancing Russian Army, and several groups of refugees have taken shelter in Tag's inn for the night. A group of Hassidic Jews from the neighboring village arrive, followed by an Austrian baroness and a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
hussar cut off from his unit.
The film is based on a 1966 novel of the same name by Julian Stryjkowski
Julian Stryjkowski
Julian Stryjkowski was a Polish journalist and writer, notable for his social prose of leftists character.He was born April 27, 1905 in Stryj , to a family of Hasidic Jews...
, who collaborated with Kawalerowicz on the screenplay.
Cast
- Franciszek PieczkaFranciszek PieczkaFranciszek Pieczka is a Polish film and stage actor. A graduate of the Theatrical Academy in Warsaw, he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra...
as Tag - Wojciech PszoniakWojciech PszoniakWojciech Pszoniak , is a Polish film and theater actor.Pszoniak gained international visibility following Andrzej Wajda's 1975 film The Promised Land, in which he played Moritz, one of the three main characters....
as Josele - Jan Szurmiej as the cantor
- Ewa Domanska as Asia
- Wojciech Standello as the tzaddik
- Liliana Komorowska as Jewdocha
- Szymon SzurmiejSzymon SzurmiejSzymon Szurmiej is a Polish-Jewish actor, director and general manager of the Ester Rachel Kamińska and Ida Kamińska State Jewish Theater in Warsaw. From 1985 to 1989 member of the Polish Sejm . Since July 2004 honorary citizen of Warsaw...
as Wilf - Gołda TencerGołda TencerGołda Tencer is a Polish-Jewish actress and singer.Gołda Tencer was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Szmul and Sonia Tencer. In 1971 she graduated from Actors Studio in Warsaw...
as Blanka - Marek Wilk as Bum Kramer
- Gerard Ojeda as the Hungarian officer
- Zofia Saretok as the baroness
- Stanislaw Igar as Apfelgrun