埃米莉娅·克拉科夫斯卡

Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division of Poland under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past. In the end a call to arms is called but turns out to be a hoax.

故事发生在六十年代，讲述了长年在外报道第三世界内游击战争、革命演变的著名的通讯记者Jerzy (Zbigniew Zapasiewicz饰演) 生活分崩离析的全过程。角色取材于导演的好友，波兰家喻户晓的著名作家、记者Ryszard Kapuściński.　　影片由Jerzy在一个娱乐性脱口秀作嘉宾开场，当晚当Jerzy回到家，却发现他的妻子已带着小女儿跟一个年轻男人不辞而别。Jerzy开始挽救自己的家庭……