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Requiem
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Director: |
Witold Leszczyński |
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Screenplay: |
Witold Leszczyński |
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Cinematography |
Zbigniew Wichłacz |
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Photo gallery: |
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Music: |
Georg Friedrich Haendel,
Jerzy Satanowski, Erik Satie |
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Cast: |
Franciszek Pieczka
(Bartłomiej), Pawel Krucz (Bartek), Mariusz Golaj (Tomasz, the
postman), Kamila Sammler (Sonia, the teacher) |
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Genre: |
drama |
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Production: |
Vision Film Production,
Studio Filmowe “Perspektywa” / Poland |
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Language: |
Polish with English subtitles |
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Year of release:
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2001 |
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Running time: |
102 min |
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Official Polish Web
site:
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www.requiem.vision.pl |
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Awards, Festival
Screenings and Miscellaneous |
The 27th Festival of Polish Films in
Gdynia - FIPRESCI Award |
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Synopsis: |
Requiem is a story about
simple people whose hands have hardened from working on farms but hearts
still remained tender and vulnerable, worrying about Death and Heaven
(or Hell ...). Hiding their fears in jokes, prayers or vodka, they rely
on the wisdom of old, wise Bartlomiej who can describe the metaphysical
sense of life through meaningful funeral speeches. Is he going to find a
worthy successor?
This movie is a requiem for Witold Leszczynski’s directorial career
and as he says: “a film about the beauty of world, love and death, about
tenderness and brutality”.
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