In 1870s Warsaw, Wokulski, a self-made merchant, returns to the city with money and spends it trying to win Izabela, the daughter of a broke aristocratic family who barely notices him.
Period-drama fans who would rather have intrigue than manners will take to this dark, twisty version. Tomasz Schuchardt plays Wokulski as a man whose longing looks more like obsession, and Jacek Braciak makes Łęcki a hot-tempered, often drunk failure.
Released all at once, it moves briskly, with a crime investigation running through the romance, so it suits one or two long sittings.
In 1870s Warsaw, Wokulski, a self-made merchant, returns to the city with money and spends it trying to win Izabela, the daughter of a broke aristocratic family who barely notices him.
Period-drama fans who would rather have intrigue than manners will take to this dark, twisty version. Tomasz Schuchardt plays Wokulski as a man whose longing looks more like obsession, and Jacek Braciak makes Łęcki a hot-tempered, often drunk failure.
Released all at once, it moves briskly, with a crime investigation running through the romance, so it suits one or two long sittings.