Potteries - 1981

Andras (Zygmunt Malanowicz), an older man employed as a furniture designer, gets a life-jarring shock when he returns from a trip and finds that some of the work he developed has been given over to a younger employee. This instigates a mid-life crisis over his own identity and his sense of security and self-worth, all exacerbated by a recent divorce and estrangement from his son. Recognizing that he needs help, the man goes for therapy and starts to face his problems. Therapy counteracts some of the damage of living, and the man starts to consider his son, his relationships with women, and his father in a different light.

91min
1981
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Zygmunt Malanowicz profile pictureZygmunt MalanowiczVígh András
Katalin Gyöngyössy profile pictureKatalin GyöngyössyAndrás elvált felesége
Irma Patkós profile pictureIrma PatkósÖregasszony

About Potteries

Potteries Overview

Andras (Zygmunt Malanowicz), an older man employed as a furniture designer, gets a life-jarring shock when he returns from a trip and finds that some of the work he developed has been given over to a younger employee. This instigates a mid-life crisis over his own identity and his sense of security and self-worth, all exacerbated by a recent divorce and estrangement from his son. Recognizing that he needs help, the man goes for therapy and starts to face his problems. Therapy counteracts some of the damage of living, and the man starts to consider his son, his relationships with women, and his father in a different light.

Runtime: 91min

Extra details

Original Title: Cserepek
Original Language: Hungarian
Directed By: István Gaál
Production Companies
Budapest Filmstúdió