Duze zwierze (2000)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Jerzy Stuhr

Writers:

Krzysztof Kieslowski (writer)
Kazimierz Orlos (story)

Release Date:

25 August 2000 (Poland)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jerzy Stuhr	...	Zygmunt Sawicki
Anna Dymna	...	Marysia Sawicka
Dominika Bednarczyk	...	Bank Clerk
Blazej Wójcik	...	Bank Clerk
Andrzej Franczyk	...	Bank Manager
Feliks Szajnert	...	Drunkard
Zbigniew Kaleta	...	Photographer
Andrzej Kozak
Radoslaw Krzyzowski	...	Advertising Agent
Stanislaw Banas	...	Fire Chief
Piotr Dabrowski	...	Fireman I
Zbigniew Rola	...	Fireman II
Ewa Worytkiewicz	...	Councilwoman I
Malgorzata Zabkowska	...	Councilwoman II
Beata Schimscheiner	...	Councilwoman III

Also Known As:

Big Animal (International: English title)

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Myslenice, Poland

Company:

Telewizja Polska (TVP)

A gentle fable

This is a deceptively simple morality tale that punches well above its weight. It's a short film that nonetheless unfolds at an unhurried pace, building by degrees to a sad and beautiful close. The final scene -- an exquisite coda to this clear-eyed essay on human behaviour -- is worth the price of admission alone. The director has handsomely acquitted his debt to Kieslowski's script. It's a great shame that the movie is not currently available on video/DVD.