Pan Tadeusz (Mickiewicz)

Duration: about 75 minutes

Thaddeus focuses on the romantic strands in the plot of Pan Tadeusz, a nostaglic verse idyll from 1832 that has become the Polish national poem, dealing as it does with the vain hopes aroused by Napoleon in 1812.

Tip: This pack is one of the richest! Find out more from the programme; or go straight to the superb film to enjoy the acting and incidental music—not to mention the final polonaise.