The Seychelles 1991
Synopsis
Stefek, a petty thief, has trouble with the police and the criminal underworld. The boy finds shelter in a psychiatric hospital, where he tells other patients stories about the Seychelles – exotic islands, where there are no prison bars and the sun always shines. When criminals track Stefek down and torture to force him to repay his debt, the boy manages to escape and hide in the local opera house, where he gets a job as a night doorkeeper. Quickly he discovers that the place at nights turns into a brothel, and he himself functions there as a caretaker. He decides to save up the money for the repayment of the debt. One day at the opera house Dudzio turns up. He is one of the inmates of the hospital, dreaming of better life in the Seychelles. Shortly after, the gangsters also pick up Stefek\'s trail.
About
Year of production:
1991
Genre:
drama
Premiere:
08-04-1991
Technical specs:
Color, 98’
Production:
Zebra Film Studio
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Bogusław Linda
Written by:
Cezary Harasimowicz
Cinematography by:
Jarosław Szoda
Edited by:
Maria Leszczyńska
Music by:
Wojciech Waglewski
Sound by:
Jerzy Gałek
Set Decoration by:
Tadeusz Kosarewicz, Izabella Konarzewska
Costume Designer:
Małgorzata Stypułkowska-Kaim
Production Manager:
Andrzej Janowski
Cast
Zbigniew Zamachowski (Stefek),
Tadeusz Szymków (Dudzio),
Hanna Polk (Jolka),
Marek Walczewski (Skowroński, director of the opera house),
Małgorzata Niemirska (Rena Holtz, primadonna playing Carmen),
Zdzisław Kuźniar (Józek, manager of the opera extras),
Cezary Harasimowicz (Chulio, chief engineer),
Marcin Troński (Niedziela, the opera administrative director),
Beata Augustyniak (Laura, Chulio\'s sister),
Grażyna Szapołowska (Grażyna),
Grzegorz Ciechowski ("Uśmiechnięty", Grażyna\'s emissary),
Leon Niemczyk (Poziemski, the brothel client),
Danuta Kowalska (Blanka),
Olaf Lubaszenko (buddy, the brothel client),
Marek Koterski (doctor Janik),
Katarzyna Żak (Małgośka),
Ryszard Czubak ("nice" chorus singer),
Juliusz Rodziewicz (stage manager),
Ryszard Kotys (engineer),
Henryk Niebudek (engineer),
Zuzanna Helska (accompanist),
Ryszard Pietruski (opera singer performing the role of Don Jose),
Grażyna Barszczewska (opera singer performing the role of Gilda),
Igor Przegrodzki (opera singer performing the role of Rigoletto),
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska (the opera singer performing the role of Tosca),
Tadeusz Łomnicki (opera singer performing the role of Scarpia)