Janusz Majewski adapts Prosper Mérimée’s 1835 tale of the same name, centering on a mysterious statue unearthed in a provincial town. The figure, sculpted as a tormented woman, becomes an ominous presence during a wedding celebration. When the groom impulsively slips his ring onto the statue’s finger—and cannot remove it—the joyous occasion descends into a nightmarish spiral of superstition, obsession, and the uncanny.
Cast
Michael Kane
Archeologist
Isabelle Jan
Alfons' Wife
Jacek Woszczerowicz
Innkeeper
Andrzej Nowakowski
Alfons
Halina Kossobudzka
Innkeeper's Wife
Leon Niemczyk
Aragonese Man
Mieczysław Stoor
Helper
Zbigniew Koczanowicz
Police Commissioner
Witold Pyrkosz
Artur
Maciej Maciejewski
Archeologist (voice)
Zofia Mrozowska
Alfons' Wife (voice)
Crew
Janusz Majewski
Director, Screenplay
Prosper Mérimée
Short Story
Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz
Editor
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Assistant Editor
Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz
Director of Photography
Michal Ronikier
First Assistant Director
Halina Garus
First Assistant Director
Krystyna Grochowicz
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Wybult
Production Design
Andrzej Ramlau
Assistant Camera
Stefan Kurzyp
Assistant Camera
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Costume Assistant
Zygmunt Kaźmierski
Assistant Makeup Artist
Anna Włodarczyk
Makeup Artist
Bohdan Bieńkowski
Sound
Lucjan Kaszycki
Music
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Albert Kuchnia
Assistant Production Design
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Assistant Production Design
Ryszard Straszewski
Production Manager
Wiesława Borecka
Assistant Production Manager
Józef Rosinski
Assistant Production Manager
Wanda Wojnar-Iliew
Assistant Production Manager