''Before Twilight'' ( pl, Jeszcze nie wieczór) is a 2008 Polish

comedy drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple co ...

film directed by

Jacek Bławut Jacek is a Polish given name of Greece, Greek origin related Hyacinth (given name), Hyacinth, through the archaic form of ''Jacenty''. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spain, Spanish and Portugal, Portuguese), Giacinto (Italy, Italian ...

. The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

's '' Faust''. The film stars a number of esteemed veteran Polish actors including Irena Kwiatkowska and Roman Kłosowski, who plays Nostradamus. The film, produced in 2008, was featured at the 2008 Polish Feature Film Festival where it won a Silver Lion award for director Jacek Bławut and picked up several other awards. It was later released theatrically in Poland on 15 May 2009. The

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO; sv, Göteborgs Symfoniker) is a Swedish symphony orchestra based in Gothenburg. The GSO is resident at the Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen. The orchestra received the title of the National Orche ...

were invited to perform part of the soundtrack.

Cast

* Nina Andrycz as herself * Maria Białkowska as Zosia *

Sonia Bohosiewicz Sonia Bohosiewicz (born 9 December 1975) is a Polish actress, cabaret artist and singer. She has appeared in such films as '' Rezerwat'', ''Obława'' and '' Polish-Russian War'' and the television series ''Czas honoru''. Early life She was bor ...

as Malgorzata * Stefan Burczyk as Sodolski *

Wieńczysław Gliński Wieńczysław Gliński (10 May 1921 – 8 July 2008) was a Polish stage and film actor. He was a member of the Polish resistance movement Home Army during World War II. He was also a prisoner in the Nazi German concentration camp Majdanek. ...

as himself *

Witold Gruca Witold may refer to: *Vytautas the Great (ca. 1350–1430), ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania *Witold (given name) Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “Vytautas” composed of two elements: “vyt ...

as himself *

Lech Gwit Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Poznań, ...

as Henryk * Robert Jurczyga as Czarek * Fabian Kiebicz as Fred * Roman Kłosowski as Nostradamus * Ewa Krasnodębska as Marilyn * Irena Kwiatkowska as herself * Bożena Mrowińska as Renata * Jan Nowicki as Jerzy * Kazimierz Orzechowski as himself *

Antoni Pawlicki Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the fe ...

as Student * Zofia Perczyńska as Matylda * Marek Sitarski as Gardener Stefan * Witold Skaruch as John * Anna Grażyna Suchocka * Danuta Szaflarska as Barbara * Teresa Szmigielówna as Teresa *

Beata Tyszkiewicz Beata Maria Helena Tyszkiewicz (born 14 August 1938) is a retired Polish actress and TV personality. Career Beata Tyszkiewicz has worked mostly on the big screen but acted in several French TV movies, becoming famous through her portrayal of d ...

as Róza *

Zofia Wilczyńska Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia: *Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864) *Maria Zofia Sieniawska *Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971) *Zofia Branicka ...

as Dorota * Bohdan Wróblewski as Tyka The idea was to gather an all-star cast of veteran actors, including those who starred in movies or stage plays as early as before

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. Unfortunately the movie suffered from such a long pre-production phase that many of the actors already cast had passed before the shooting started, with such notable names as

Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over ...

Gustaw Holoubek Gustaw Teofil Holoubek (21 April 1923 – 6 March 2008) was a Polish actor, director, member of the Polish Sejm, and a senator. Holoubek participated in the September Campaign and was a prisoner of war during the Nazi German Occupation of Pol ...

Lidia Wysocka Lidia Wysocka (June 24, 1916 – January 2, 2006) was a Polish stage, film and voice actress, singer, cabaret performer and creative director, theatre director and costume designer, editorialist. Filmography In 1934 she dubbed Madeleine Carroll ...

Irena Malkiewicz Irena Malkiewicz (15 September 1911 – 23 January 2004) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1936 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''Serce matki'' (1939) * ''Lotna'' (1959) * ''Passenger ...

Zdzisław Mrożewski Zdzisław Mrożewski (21 May 1909 – 5 July 2002) was a Polish actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1932 and 1981. He starred in the 1977 film '' Death of a President'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, ...

. This led to major changes in the script.

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