Polish Film Festival

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e
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A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A MAN

Tydzień z życia mężczyzny

1998, 89 minutes

 

 

 

Director: Jerzy Stuhr

Screenplay: Jerzy Stuhr

Cinematography: Edward Kłosinski

Music: Wojciech Kilar

Producer: Juliusz Machulski, Jacek Moczydłowski, Jacek Bromski

Principal Cast: Jerzy Stuhr, Gosia Dobrowolska, Danuta Szaflarska, Alex Możdżyński, Ewa Skibińska, Krzysztof Stroiński, Jacek Romanowski

 

On the one hand, this week in the life of a middle aged man is a good one: he buys a new house, his book is published, his wife wins a prestigious prize, and his choir has been chosen to tour England. On the other hand, his week at work as a prosecutor is anything but easy: a young man is accused of smuggling, a girl has abandoned her baby, some skinheads have beaten up an Arab, and a boy has killed his mother. Oddly enough, all of his cases mirror his own internal conflicts: he is considering evading his taxes, his mother is ill, he is confronted with a problem with his adopted child, and finally his intolerance explodes.

 

Awards:

2000: 10 nominations for Orzeł

1999: PPFF Gdynia: Special Award for Jerzy Stur, SFP Award for Jerzy Stuhr, nomination for Golden Lions Award, MFF –Venice for Jerzy Stuhr

 


 

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