Family Life
1971, Polish. Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
A young industrial designer named Wit reluctantly returns to his family home to look after his gravely ill father. Upon entering the dark confines of a house he has not visited in six years, Wit once again finds himself exposed to the idiosyncratic pathologies of his father, sister, and aunt.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Krzysztof ZanussiDirector
- Daniel OlbrychskiWit Braun
- Jan NowickiMarek Sobota
- Maja KomorowskaBella Braun
- Halina MikołajskaJadwiga
- Jan KreczmarWit's Father
- Anna MilewskaInterpreter
- Barbara SołtysikDraftswoman
- Barbara KobrzyńskaCast
- Anna NehrebeckaWoman with a Child
- Władysław KornakCast
- Jerzy BińczyckiInstitute Director
- Karol StrasburgerWoman's Husband
Details
- Released
- 24 September 1971
- Original title
- Życie rodzinne
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Krzysztof Zanussi
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Family Life runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Family Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 September 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Family Life?
Family Life (1971) was directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and stars Daniel Olbrychski, Jan Nowicki, Maja Komorowska.