Letters from Poland | Sophia Turkiewicz | 1977 | ACMI collection

In Sydney in 1950 a young Polish woman waits for the arrival of Tadek, her prospective husband. Working as a night cleaner in a city office, she strikes up a casual friendship with the nightwatchman and waits for Tadek.
Cast features Martin Vaughan. Photography and editing by Martha Ansara.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Sophia Turkiewicz

creator

Sophia Turkiewicz

producer

AFTRS

Duration

00:37:00:00

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1003597

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

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