Polish Wedding (1998)

The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children). Though she's happily married to Bolek, she is also having a ... See full summary »

Director:

Theresa Connelly

Writer:

Theresa Connelly

Stars:

Claire Danes, Jon Bradford, Lena Olin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claire Danes	...	Hala
Jon Bradford	...	Sailor
Lena Olin	...	Jadzia
Ramsey Krull	...	Kris
Gabriel Byrne	...	Bolek
Daniel Lapaine	...	Ziggy
Rachel Morrin	...	Ziggy & Sofie's Baby
Rebecca Morrin	...	Ziggy & Sofie's Baby
Mili Avital	...	Sofie
Steven Petrarca	...	Witek
Brian Hoyt	...	Kaz
Christina Romana Lypeckyj	...	Kasia
Peter Carey	...	Piotrus
Rade Serbedzija	...	Roman
Ryan Spahn	...	Kid

Storyline

The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children). Though she's happily married to Bolek, she is also having a long-time affair with Roman. Her young daughter Hala is having an affair with neighbour cop Russell and becomes pregnant by him. Russell is pressed hard to marry Hala.

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Plot Keywords:

children | polish | flirting | teenage girl | brother sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes the further you stray, the closer you are to home.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sensuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amori & segreti

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$92,055 (USA) (17 July 1998)

Gross:

$563,143 (USA) (14 August 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Addis Wechsler Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Several times Russell is pictured in full police uniform, but is not wearing his gun or utility belt.

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Quotes

Jadzia Pzoniak: I'm a queen. I have five children. I'm a queen!

User Reviews

Boring movie missing true cultural background

I've just seen this movie. Polish Wedding was widely discussed in the Polish media and was regarded very controversial because of the way it described Polish society in America. I have some thoughts about it: 1. Movie misses a plot. It consists of several scenes that loosely linked. 2. Writer seems to have very faint knowledge about Polish culture and Poles. Poles don't eat pierogis every day on every meal :-) They don't smoke more than other nationalities. Music seemed to be rather Balkan. There are many Polish names but I don't recognize many Polish features and it completely misses Polish family atmosphere. 3. People kneeling before Hala crowned with garland. What was that? Does Teresa Conelly think that Poles recognized in her Virgin Mary? It's totally stupid scene.