Good Bye Till Tomorrow (1960)
(Do widzenia, do jutra…, Janusz Morgenstern, Poland 1960, 88 min., DCP, Polish w/English subtitles)
The “Polish James Dean,” Zbigniew Cybulski, shines as the charming leader of a traveling acting troupe who catches the eye of a fetching Frenchwoman. Eighteen-year-old Marguerite (Teresa Tuszyńska) is the daughter of a diplomat. She is a modern, practical girl who travels with her father. Jacek (Cybulski) is a recently graduated theater artist. He is a romantic young man who dreams of perfect love, resistant to the mundane reality of life. They meet by chance in Gdańsk in the summer, where Jacek looks after the Tik-Tak student theater. They get close to each other for a moment, despite the language barrier and different plans. The film features a cameo by a young Roman Polański and wonderful music composed by Krzysztof Komeda.
The Tik-Tak theater is actually the legendary Bim-Bom (1954-60) student theater from Gdańsk. Its artistic supervisor was Zbigniew Cybulski himself, an actor of the Wybrzeże Theater at that time. Students of the Gdańsk University of Technology were joined by Bogumił Kobiela and students of the Academy of Fine Arts: Jacek Fedorowicz and Wowo Bielicki. The role of Marguerite was played by the famous "Tetetka" - Teresa Tuszyńska. She was a non-professional actress, winner of the "Przekrój" competition for amateurs, popular model of "Moda Polska". Janusz Morgenstern's directorial debut won awards at the Stanford International Film Festival 1961 (direction) and in Melbourne in 1961 (photography by Jan Laskowski).