The Morality of Mrs. Dulska (film)

The Morality of Mrs. Dulska (Polish: Moralność pani Dulskiej) is a 1930 Polish film, directed by Bolesław Newolin based on the play by Gabriela Zapolska under the same title. It was the first Polish sound film.[1] The dialogues were recorded on vinyl records that were lost, so the film is currently silent.[2]

The Morality of Mrs. Dulska
Moralność pani Dulskiej
Directed byBolesław Newolin
Screenplay byBolesław Newolin
Bolesław Land
Based onPlay "The Morality of Mrs. Dulska" by Gabriela Zapolska
StarringDela Lipińska
Marta Flantz
Ludwik Fritsche
Tadeusz Wesołowski
Anna Daszyńska
CinematographyGiovanni Vitrotti
Music byLudomir Różycki
Running time
105 min
CountryPoland
Languagepolish

Plot

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The action of the film takes place in Warsaw (not in Lviv like in the original play) at the beginning of the 20th century. The Dulski family welcomes a new servant - Hanka. The girl falls in love with their son Zbyszek. The young people have an affair which results in an illegitimate child. Zbyszek wants to marry the girl but meets the resistance of his parents.

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References

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  1. ^ "Historia Kina Tom 2" (PDF) (in Polish). 2013-08-11. p. 43. Za pierwszy polski film dźwiękowy uważa się Moralność pani Dulskiej Bolesława Niewolina
  2. ^ ""Moralności pani Dulskiej". 92 lata od premiery pierwszego polskiego filmu dźwiękowego" (in Polish). Ścieżka dźwiękowa została nagrana na płytach gramofonowych, które zaginęły, dlatego obecnie film jest pozbawiony dźwięku.
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