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Movie poster: The Birch Wood (1970)
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The Birch Wood

1970 · 99 min Drama
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

A man suffering from tuberculosis returns from abroad to stay at his brother's farm, hoping to make amends, while also beginning a love affair with a farm girl.

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Original Title Brzezina
Year 1970
Country Poland
Genre Drama
Director Andrzej Wajda
Runtime 99 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (23 votes)

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Andrzej Wajda constructs an intimate chamber drama from the tension between frail humanity and the eternal, silent forest. The director relies on sparse dialogue, exploring emotions through the muted colors of the autumn woods and heavy pauses where what is unspoken carries the greatest weight.

What lingers after the final frame is a profoundly melancholic yet tender atmosphere, a meditation on mortality that unfolds with the quiet rhythm of falling leaves. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Andrzej Wajda

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