Series · 1988
On the Neman

The series
An adaptation of Eliza Orzeszkowa’s novel. Set in 1886 in Lithuania, the story centers on the conflict between the Bohatyrowicz family and the Korczyn estate. Against a backdrop of social and familial tensions unfolds the love story of Justyna Orzelska (Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak), niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz (Adam Marjański). Will their love prove strong enough to overcome the deep mental divide separating the world of the Bohatyrowiczs from that of the Korczyńskis?
Episodes
Season 1 · 4 episodes · 1988
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Episode 113 Mar 198852m
Korczyn
Korczyn is a small village on the Neman River in the 1880s. The memory of the January Uprising still lingers. Teofil Różyc, heir to a dwindling fortune and uninterested in work, courts Justyna Orzelska, the attractive niece of Benedykt Kor…
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Episode 220 Mar 198854m
Zygmunt Korczyński
Zygmunt Korczyński wants to make Justyna his mistress. Meanwhile, she falls in love—mutually—with Jan Bohatyrowicz. Her first visit to the Bohatyrowicz settlement becomes a major event: some welcome her warmly, others voice grievances agai…
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Episode 327 Mar 198857m
Kirło
Kirło and his wife enthusiastically try to matchmake Justyna with Różyc, but she finds him repulsive. Instead, she helps the Bohatyrowicz family during the harvest. She learns that Janka dreams of marrying her son to the wealthy neighbor, …
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Episode 43 Apr 198856m
Do Bohatyrowiczów
Not only Justyna, but also Benedykt’s son Witold, feels drawn to the Bohatyrowicz family. The family conflict deepens, especially since Mr. Korczyński and his wife disagree about Justyna’s potential marriage to Różyc. Justyna and Witold at…
Cast
Renata Husarek
Jadwiga Domontówna
Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak
Justyna OrzelskaAdam Marjański
Jan Bohatyrowicz
Marta Lipińska
Emilia Korczyńska, żona Benedykta
Janusz Zakrzeński
Benedykt KorczyńskiBożena Rogalska
Marta Korczyńska, siostra Benedykta
Edmund Fetting
Darzecki, szwagier Benedykta Korczyńskiego
Michał Pawlicki
Anzelm Bohatyrowicz, stryj Jana
Zbigniew Bogdański
Orzelski, ojciec Justyny
Jacek Chmielnik
Zygmunt KorczyńskiEwa Decówna
Teresa Plińska, dama do towarzystwa Emilii Korczyńskiej