Citizen Piszczyk 1988
Synopsis
The film is a sequel to the experiences of Jan Piszczyk, the main character of "Zezowate szczęście" ("Bad Luck", 1960). It is set in a period of social transformations taking place after the death of Stalin. Against the background of these historical events the life of a terribly unlucky guy, Jan Piszczyk, is presented. After being released from prison, he does not quite know where to put himself in the new reality. This typical example of an anti-hero, faint-hearted and devoid of his own beliefs, is trying to make the best impression, but his attempts are counter-productive. The film is a bitter satire on society in the totalitarian system.
Awards
1988 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Director (Andrzej Kotkowski)
1988 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Cinematography (Witold Adamek)
1989 – International Auteur Film Festival, San Remo – Actors Award (Jerzy Stuhr)
1989 – The Filmmaking Committee Chairman\'s Award in the feature film category for cinematography (Witold Adamek)
About
Year of production:
1988
Genre:
comedy
Premiere:
16-01-1989
Technical specs:
Color, 101 min.
Production:
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Andrzej Kotkowski
Written by:
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Andrzej Kotkowski
Cinematography by:
Witold Adamek
Edited by:
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Music by:
Teodor Ratkowski
Sound by:
Mariusz Kuczyński
Set Decoration by:
Zenon Różewicz
Costume Designer:
Hanna Morawiecka, Anna Ostapińska
Production Manager:
Tadeusz Drewno
Cast
Jerzy Stuhr (Jan Piszczyk),
Maria Pakulnis (Renata),
Kazimierz Kaczor (Zdzisław Pasionka, director of the Center for Public Opinion Research)
Krzysztof Zaleski (UB Captain)
Krystyna Tkacz (Liliana, a woman met at the seaside),
Grzegorz Warchoł (waiter Władek Weronicki, Piszczyk\'s fellow prisoner),
Janusz Bukowski (prison warden)
Andrzej Szczepkowski (Fabian Tubalny, a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Piszczyk\'s fellow prisoner),
Jerzy Zass (corporal – prison warder)
Irena Kownas (Renata\'s mother)
Leon Niemczyk (Leon, Renata\'s father)
Irena Laskowska (Piszczyk\'s mother)
Zygmunt Fok (Cezary, Piszczyk\'s father)
Andrzej Blumenfeld (writer Stawiński)
Andrzej Grabarczyk (Renata\'s friend),
Anna Gornostaj (Renata\'s friend),
Mariusz Gorczyński (exchanger on the train)
Ryszard Jabłoński (Renata\'s friend),
Paweł Nowisz (sergeant at the police station)
Zdzisław Rychter (prison warder)
Barbara Szamborska,
Wojciech Sanejko,
Andrzej Titkow (Rudek, Renata\'s friend)