A Year of the Quiet Sun () is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and starring Maja Komorowska and Scott Wilson. It tells the story of a romance between a Polish woman and an American soldier in Poland, shortly after WWII. The film was nominated for 1986's Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. At the Venice Film Festival, the film was awarded the Golden Lion and Pasinetti Awards. Cast Maja Komorowska as Emilia Scott Wilson as Norman Hanna Skarżanka as Emilia's Mother Ewa Dałkowska as Stella Vadim Glowna as Herman Daniel Webb as David Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Szary Zofia Rysiówna as Interpreter Janusz Gajos as Moonlighter Jerzy Stuhr as Adzio Gustaw Lutkiewicz as Bakery Owner Marek Kondrat as Malutki Jerzy Nowak as English Doctor Lee Michael Walczuk as US Captain Michael See also Cinema of Poland List of Polish language films References External links 1984 films 1984 romantic drama films Polish romantic drama films Polish war drama films West German films 1980s Polish-language films 1980s English-language films English-language German films English-language Polish films Romantic period films Films set in 1946 War romance films Golden Lion winners Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi Films scored by Wojciech Kilar German war drama films Polish World War II films 1984 multilingual films Polish multilingual films German multilingual films 1980s German films