A Simple Love Story

(Prosta historia o miłości)

While traveling to the city of Hel on a train, two writers tell the story of a woman and a man. This story is told through the eyes of two spectators trying to create a movie script, focused on a simple story about love. The main characters are a woman (Martha) and man (Alex), and the story begins with a chance meeting on the first day of their respective vacations, from Lodz Kaliska to Hel. While Alex and Martha notice each other almost immediately, their initial conversation has little substance as they skip from topic to topic. In fact, their initial interaction seems almost trivial and painfully ordinary. However, over time, a budding intimacy develops during their meeting, which is suddenly interrupted by the director’s (Patrick’s) outspoken narrative. And so, the unveiling of the beginning of a movie the writers have been creating since boarding the train is presented.

Director: Jakubik, Arkadiusz

Screenplay: Maciej Sobieszczański

Cinematography: Mirosław Jakubik

Music: Jarosław Wójcik

Film Editor: Paweł Laskowski

Principal Cast: Magdalena Popławska, Rafał Maćkowiak, Ewa Lorska, Jacek Lenartowicz, Andrzej Andrzejewski, Bartłomiej Topa, Edyta Olszówka

Runtime: 80 minutes

Release Year: 2010

Genre: Romance