The Impossible Goodbye (1962)

6.7/10 • 98 min • Drama

Overview

All the ambiance of an old-fashioned circus comes across with great clarity in this otherwise routine psychological tale about a mean-spirited mime and his effects on his colleagues. The small, traveling circus has been sliding downhill for awhile, and unless some new life is infused into its acts, its future does not look very rosy. Into this precarious situation comes a new mime with the uncanny ability to sap the confidence of his fellow performers. If he continues for long in this vein, no one will be able to believe they have any talent left at all.

Cast

Wiesław Gołas

Robert

Danuta Szaflarska

Zofia

Józef Kondrat

Szarlit

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Teresa Kwaśnikówna

Tadeusz Fijewski

Jankowski

Hanka Bielicka

Korolkiewiczowa

Bolesław Płotnicki

Korolkiewicz

Janusz Ziejewski

Żaczek

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Ania

Jarosław Skulski

Ogórek

Ignacy Machowski

Inspector

January Krawczyk

Spectator (uncredited)

Józef Łodyński

Helper (uncredited)

Zygmunt Malawski

Card Player (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski

Spectator (uncredited)

Edward Radulski

Card Player (uncredited)

Michał Szewczyk

Helper (uncredited)

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