The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1969
Hunting Flies
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Włodek is a middle-aged man stuck in a dead-end job at the local library who lives with his harridan wife and critical in-laws in a small apartment. When Włodek draws the interest of a library patron, the beautiful young woman encourages him to strive for better things in his life and professional career. Together, the two take off for a three-day affair, but surprises could await Włodek upon his return home.
The story
Włodek is a middle-aged man stuck in a dead-end job at the local library who lives with his harridan wife and critical in-laws in a small apartment. When Włodek draws the interest of a library patron, the beautiful young woman encourages him to strive for better things in his life and professional career. Together, the two take off for a three-day affair, but surprises could await Włodek upon his return home.
Cast
Zygmunt MalanowiczWłodek
Małgorzata BraunekIrena
Hanna SkarżankaWłada
Ewa SkarżankaHanka
Józef PierackiWłodek's Father-in-Law
Daniel OlbrychskiSculptor
Irena DziedzicMagazine Editor
Leszek DrogoszMilitiaman
Jacek FedorowiczTV Director
Marek Grechuta"Important Man's" Son
Irena LaskowskaLead Editor's Wife
Julia BratnaGirl engaging in "Serious Conversations"
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M. ZiółkowskiBoy engaging in "Serious Conversations"
Leon BukowieckiLead Editor
K. Burnatowicz
Witold DederkoNeighbour
Stefan FriedmannClub Patron
Antonina GiryczWłodek's Boss
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Jerzy KaraszkiewiczWłodek's Friend in a Club
Andrzej KrasickiMan in Nieporęta
Tomasz LengrenClub Patron
Jolanta LotheBasia
Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe
Mirosław Majchrowski
E. Odrobiński
Ryszard PraczCaptain
Ludwik PakMan dancing with Basia
Marek PerepeczkoMan advertising Tights
Ryszard PietruskiGreenhouse Owner
Jerzy PróchnickiMan in Nieporęta
Marek Siatecki
Kazimiera UtrataMilitiawoman
Mieczysław WaśkowskiSleeping Militiaman
Ryszard PoznakowskiBand Member
S. KowalewskiBand Member
Krzysztof KrawczykBand Member
Marian LichtmanBand Member
Tadeusz Drewno(uncredited)
Urszula GałeckaDiplomat's Daughter (uncredited)
Janusz GłowackiMan in front of the Club (uncredited)
Witold HoltzMan in front of the Club (uncredited)
Elżbieta StrzałkowskaDancing Woman (uncredited)
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