Zemsta

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Movie Info

One of the most important figures in the Polish cinema, director Andrzej Wajda, teams up with the nation's most famous filmmaking expatriate, Roman Polanski, in this light comedy based on a perennially popular stage farce by Aleksandr Fredo. Czesnik (Janusz Gajos) and Rejent (Andrzej Seweryn) are the combative scions of two prominent families fallen on hard times, both of whom have the poor fortune of having homes which share a common courtyard. Czesnik's niece Klara (Agata Buzek) has fallen in love with Waclaw (Rafal Krolikowski), Rejent's son. However, Rejent has promised his son to Podstolina (Katarzyna Figura), a beautiful widow who has attracted Czesnik's eye. Meanwhile, Papkin (Roman Polanski), a former nobleman short on both cash and courage, hopes to wed Klara, but as a neutral party in the feud between the two clans, Klara thinks she might be able to use Papkin for her own purposes to bring her together with Waclaw. A major box-office hit in Poland, Zemsta marked the first time Wajda and Polanski had worked together since Pokolenie in 1952. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy
Directed By:

Andrzej Wajda
Written By:

Andrzej Wajda
In Theaters:

Nov 1, 2002 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 30, 2003
Runtime:

105 minutes
Studio:

Vanguard

Cast

Janusz Gajos
as Czesnik Raptusiewicz

Andrzej Seweryn
as Rejent Milczek

Agata Buzek
as Klara

Rafal Krolikowski
as Waclaw

Roman Polanski
as Papkin

Katarzyna Figura
as Podstolina

Daniel Olbrychski
as Dyndalski

Lech Dyblik
as Smigalski

Cezary Zak
as Perelka

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Jul 04, 2012

Two warring nobles, not doing too well financially and forced to share the same courtyard, find their progeny romantically involved. Sound Shakespearian? Well it is, this comedy of errors and turnarounds, and it has Roman Polanski (!!!) playing the clown/matchmaker (and doing rather well honestly, very Danny Kaye), this Bard-lite makes for a pleasant time passer.

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