Without Anesthesia

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A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

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Creators

Andrzej Wajda

director

Krzysztof Zaleski

writer

Agnieszka Holland

writer

Andrzej Wajda

writer

Cast

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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz actor Ewa Dałkowska actor Andrzej Seweryn actor Krystyna Janda actor Roman Wilhelmi actor Emilia Krakowska actor Kazimierz Kaczor actor

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Magda Teresa Wójcik actor Jerzy Stuhr actor

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Iga Mayr actor

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Aleksandra Jasieńska actor

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Marta Salinger actor

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Stefania Iwińska actor

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Halina Golanko actor

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Danuta Balicka actor

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Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz actor Zygmunt Kęstowicz actor

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Tadeusz Andrzejewski actor

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Krzysztof Bauman actor

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Teodor Gendera actor