NIEWINNI CZARODZIEJE

Poland, 1960
Feature Film

He is a young sports doctor who plays jazz after hours. She is a high school student who goes to the jazz club. They meet to play a male/female game for one night. They take pseudonyms (Basil and Pelagia), which seems to be like masks hiding their sensitivity. In fact, they are the title “innocent sorcerers” who try to “poison” their hope for love - as is stated in the quotation from Dziady, which was an inspiration for the filmmakers, when they’ve created the title. Protagonists agree on the scenario of their date: “a glass of vodka, first kiss, intelligent conversation and a bed, or rather a couch”. Then they move on to the “undress” game. Who will win and who will lose in the game? Who will be able to pretend indifference for the longest time?

Director: Andrzej Wajda
Screenplay: Jerzy Skolimowski , Jerzy Andrzejewski
DOP: Krzysztof Winiewicz
Editing: Wiesława Otocka
Sound: Leszek Wronko
Music: Krzysztof Komeda
Production Design: Leszek Wajda
Make up: Zdzisław Papierz
Main Cast: Tadeusz Łomnicki (Bazyli), Krystyna Stypułkowska (Pelagia), Wanda Koczeska (Mirka)

Production:
"Kadr" Film Production

World Sales:
Documentary and Feature Film Studios