A Woman's Decision (, also known as The Quarterly Balance) is a 1975 Polish drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the OCIC Award. Cast Maja Komorowska as Marta Piotr Fronczewski as Jan Marek Piwowski as Jacek Zofia Mrozowska as Jan's Mother Halina Mikolajska as Roza Mariusz Dmochowski as Director Barbara Wrzesinska as Ewa Chip Taylor as James Eugenia Herman as Zofia Elzbieta Karkoszka as Maria Celina Mencner as Halina Krzysztof Machowski as Rower Malgorzata Pritulak as Anna Danuta Rinn as Marta's Colleague Kazimiera Utrata as Marta's Colleague Stefan Szmidt as Rescuer Dariusz Adamczuk Marian Friedmann Józef Fryzlewicz as Assistant Manager Antonina Girycz as Marta's Colleague Zbigniew Jankowski Krystyna Kolodziejczyk as Secretary Marcin Mroszczak Leszek Mystkowski Irena Oberska Joanna Poraska William Powers as Jacek's Colleague Alina Rostkowska Jan Sieradzinski Tadeusz Somogi as Manager Andrzej Szenajch as Jacek's Colleague Józef Wieczorek Critical reception Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, and wrote "Here's a film that has so much to say about one particular woman, and says it so eloquently, that nobody since Bergman has seen a woman character more clearly. The film is "A Woman's Decision," by Krzysztof Zanussi, who was already Poland's best director and now graduates to grandmaster class." References External links 1975 films 1975 drama films 1970s Polish-language films Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi Films scored by Wojciech Kilar Polish drama films