The Conductor 1980 A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the U S , ties up with the world renowned symphony conductor As it turns out, he was once in love with the violinists mother The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra He also tries to revive an old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother Her husband is resentful of the conductor for personal and professional reasons