Konopielka 1981
Synopsis
Times of Communist rule in Poland, the Podlasie region, a godforsaken Taplary village. Superstitious residents of the village, separated from the rest of the world by surrounding bogs, live a peaceful life away from the hustle and bustle of city life. One day some county officials and a teacher arrive in the village; they want to install electric wiring and open a school there. However, the Taplary villagers are not happy with the ideas of the newcomers.
Awards
1983 - International Comedy Film Festival, Vevey - Audience Award
1983 - International Comedy Film Festival, Vevey - "Golden Sick" Award (Krzysztof Majchrzak)
1984 - Gdynia Film Festival - Main Prize of the Jury (Witold Leszczyński)
1984 - IFF Haugesund - Main Critics\' Award (Witold Leszczyński)
About
Year of production:
1981
Genre:
drama
Premiere:
13-09-1982
Technical specs:
Black and white, 88 min.
Production:
Perspektywa Film Studio
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Witold Leszczyński
Written by:
Witold Leszczyński
Cinematography by:
Zbigniew Napiórkowski
Edited by:
Łucja Ośko
Music by:
Wojciech Karolak
Sound by:
Jerzy Szawłowski
Set Decoration by:
Maciej Maria Putowski
Costume Designer:
Anna Ostapińska
Production Manager:
Tadeusz Drewno
Cast
Krzysztof Majchrzak (Kaziuk Bartoszewicz),
Anna Seniuk (Handzia, Kaziuk\'s wife),
Joanna Sienkiewicz (teacher Jola)
Jerzy Block (Józef, Kaziuk\'s dad),
Marek Siudym (Michał, Kaziuk\'s brother),
Tomasz Jarosiński (Ziutek, Kaziuk\'s son),
Franciszek Pieczka (old man, God in Kaziuk\'s dream),
Anna Milewska (the Virgin Mary in Kaziuk\'s dream),
Arkadiusz Bazak (district delegate),
Aleksander Fogiel (village mayor),
Jan Jurewicz (Filip),
Zbigniew Kaczmarek (Kozak),
Jacek Kałucki (Zbyszek, land surveyor\'s assistant, teacher\'s lover),
Marek Kępiński (land surveyor),
Jan Paweł Kruk (Dunaj),
Tadeusz Wojtych (Domin),
Wojciech Zagórski (Szymon "Kuśtyk")