Basically, what I'm presenting is a brief plot summary. I'm placing it here because I think IMDb's powers-that-be might consider my comments have too many plot spoilers to fit into their plot summary niche.
The movie, itself, is based on Adolf Rudnicki's "WniebowstÄ…pienie" (AKA: "Ascent to Heaven"), a novella appearing in his similarly named 1948 collection.
It takes place in Poland in 1941. Raisa Volkov, a conservatory student and Sebastian Goldstein, a Jewish psychiatrist, get married. But instead of fleeing from the Nazi invasion, they decide to hide in Warsaw. Gradually, however, Sebastian goes mad from the increasing pressure. So, to stop his suffering, Raisa considers poison. And although she finally decides not to give it to him, their relationship still ends tragically.
The movie, itself, is based on Adolf Rudnicki's "WniebowstÄ…pienie" (AKA: "Ascent to Heaven"), a novella appearing in his similarly named 1948 collection.
It takes place in Poland in 1941. Raisa Volkov, a conservatory student and Sebastian Goldstein, a Jewish psychiatrist, get married. But instead of fleeing from the Nazi invasion, they decide to hide in Warsaw. Gradually, however, Sebastian goes mad from the increasing pressure. So, to stop his suffering, Raisa considers poison. And although she finally decides not to give it to him, their relationship still ends tragically.
