Argument About Basia
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| Author | Kornel Makuszyński |
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| Original title | Awantura o Basię |
| Language | Polish |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | Poland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Argument About Basia (Polish: Awantura o Basię) is a Polish novel by Kornel Makuszyński, written in 1936, but released one year later.
Plot
[edit]The book tells the story of a little orphan girl, Basia, sent by train alone after her mother's death. When a piece of paper with an address of Basia's family is destroyed, Basia is taken by an actor who managed to read the address and takes the girl there. But he turns out to be wrong ...
Screenings
[edit]It was filmed twice – in 1959 and 1995 (this time, also with a mini-series released in 1997).
1959 version
[edit]Black-and-white movie directed by Maria Kaniewska and starred:
- Małgorzata Piekarska as Basia
- Jerzy Duszyński as Mr Olszowski
- Ewa Krasnodębska as Miss Olszańska
- Roman Niewiarowicz as Walicki
- Mieczysław Gajda as Szot
and others
1995 and 1997 versions
[edit]Starring:
- Agata Marciniak as little Basia
- Paulina Tworzyańska as teenage Basia
- Piotr Fronczewski as Mr Olszowski
- Maria Gładkowska as Miss Olszańska
- Andrzej Szczepkowski as Walicki
- Jan Jankowski as Szot
and others
External links
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