A wedding and other curiosities
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A wedding and other curiosities |
| Original title | Wesele |
| Country of production | Poland |
| original language | Polish |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wojciech Smarzowski |
| script | Wojciech Smarzowski |
| production |
Anna Iwaszkiewicz Dariusz Pietrykowski Bartłomiej Topa |
| music | Ryszard Tymon Tymański |
| camera | Andrzej Szulkowski |
| cut | Paweł Laskowski |
| occupation | |
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A Wedding and Other Curiosities is a 2004 Polish feature film.
action
Wiesław Wojnar is a newly rich entrepreneur in a village in the Polish province. His daughter Kaśka marries Janusz. The father of the bride wants to organize a wedding that shows the entire village and his family his importance and wealth. A large hall is rented and Wojnar has brought a brand new Audi TT from Germany as a present for the young couple . The car is delivered by the priest's brother-in-law. In return for the car, this brother-in-law is to receive a piece of land that is still owned by his grandfather. However, the grandfather is not willing to sign the document to the notary. During the wedding ceremony, the notary and Wojnar try to get the old man's signature. When the grandfather finally dies in the toilet, the endeavor becomes impossible. The orchestra does not play as Wojnar expected either. Without early payment they will not touch their instruments. Another thorn in the bride's father is the cameraman who is supposed to document the big party. It's Mateusz, Kaśka's former lover. When it turns out that the priest's brother-in-law is a gangster who stole the Audi in Germany and Janusz is more interested in the sports car than in Kaśka's heart, the bride leaves her own wedding with Mateusz, not without the car first to scrap. Finally, Wojnar is caught by his wife Eluśka with another woman. Eluśka leaves her husband, as do the guests of the wedding reception in the early morning.
Reviews
"Fast-paced, sometimes drastic allegory about the human tendency to materialism, corruption and fraud, whose mocking undertone leaves out only a few fat bowls, but which nevertheless carries the viewer weightlessly through the action with clever punchlines."
Awards
The film won the Critics' Award and a special jury award at the 2004 Polish Film Festival in Gdynia . Leading actor Marian Dziędziel was awarded as the best leading actor. The screenplay won an award at the Warsaw International Film Festival in 2004. The film was also shown in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2004 . He received an honorable mention from the youth jury. In 2005 the film won six awards at the Polish Film Awards, including in the Best Film category .
Web links
- official homepage
- A wedding and other curiosities in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A wedding and other curiosities on filmpolski.pl
Individual evidence
- ↑ A wedding and other curiosities. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 12, 2017 .