
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 under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Host

Hostess

Bride

Bridegroom

Marysia

Wojtek

Father

Old Man

Jasiek

Kasper

Poet

Journalist / Stanczyk

Nose

Priest

Maryna

Zosia

Mrs. Councillor

Haneczka
Czepiec

Klimina

Kasia

Staszek

Isia
Jew

Rachela

Chochoł (voice)

Ghost

Hetman

Szela

Wernyhora

Apparition (uncredited)
