Personel (TV 1976)

Romek, an idealistc 19-year-old boy, takes a job as a tailor in the costume department of a Warsaw theater company where his new colleague, Sowa, is pressured to make a costume for an ... See full summary »

Director:

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writer:

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Stars:

Juliusz Machulski, Michal Tarkowski, Wlodzimierz Borunski

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Juliusz Machulski	...	Romek Januchta
Michal Tarkowski	...	Sowa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wlodzimierz Borunski
Edward Ciosek
Waldemar Karst
Wilhelm Klonowski
Mieczyslaw Kobek
Helena Kowalczykowa	...	Romek's aunt
Tomasz Lengren
Irena Lorentowicz
Ludwik Mika
Henryk Sawicki
Andrzej Siedlecki
Krzysztof Sitarski
Janusz Skalski

Storyline

Romek, an idealistc 19-year-old boy, takes a job as a tailor in the costume department of a Warsaw theater company where his new colleague, Sowa, is pressured to make a costume for an overbearing soloist, named Siedlecki, who does not like the final result and takes his problems on Sowa and Romek who defends him.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

13 January 1976 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Personnel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zespol Filmowy "Tor"

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Interesting look at the other side of the theatre.

Probably Kieslowski's oldest film available in the United States with subtitles, Personel is an interesting look at the people who do things behind the scenes for plays. The main character is outspoken after having just been hired to work with the costume making and is noticed by the higher ups when he suggests the workers start their own cabaret. There is a good contrast shown between the actors and those behind the scenes as far as attitudes toward each other. There are many closeups in the film and it is clear it was probably shot on lower quality 16mm with bad lighting. Nonetheless, it is an interesting view of a different aspect of the theatre as we are normally shown things only about the actors. Films such as Truffaut's The Last Metro and Osten's The Mozart Brothers are two examples of films about theatre actors.