Jovita (1967): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1967, Jovita is a drama film directed by Janusz Morgenstern, running about 91 minutes.

What it’s about. Marek is a promising athlete sharing affairs with more than one women. One day at masquerade ball his loafing eyes witnessed the most beautiful pair of eyes disguised in black veil of Turkish dress and instantly get him ensnared by her enigma. He follows her, she knows it. She meets him and introduced her as Jowita and told him to wait for her outside the gate. The wait ended in frustration for him and he gets himself obsessed in search of her. Finally at another ball, he meets her again but she said she is Agnieszka and not Jowita, who is her best friend. They became friends and lovers but still those eyes of Jowita remain a mystery. Who is Jowita? An unattainable object of desire or unsolved enigma of subconscious?

Who’s in it. Jovita stars Daniel Olbrychski as Marek Arens, Barbara Lass as Agnieszka 'Jowita' (as Barbara Kwiatkowska), Kalina Jędrusik as Helena Ksiezakowa and Ignacy Gogolewski as Michal Podgórski, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Jovita has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jovita page.

If you liked it. Fans of Jovita tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.