Duze zwierze (2000)

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)

symbolism at its peak

what would you do if you see a camel standing in your garden? don't say it won't happen.. suppose it did you would probably call the police or ask someone for help. well that's not the main characters of "Duze Zwierze" did for sure. instead they wanted to keep it as a pet and as a result a good movie with symbolism at its peak came into scene..

camel is a symbol of something i do not want to mention. because it is the real essence of the movie.but it's symptomatic meaning seems to be that most people are afraid of what they don't know and they don't want to add uncertainty to their lives even if everything is going as boring as it could ever be. therefore it is very logical that the society doesn't want the camel as a pet.

it was a funny movie too. the "horse tax" on the camel made me laugh and at the same time think about with how much unimportant stuff a government can deal with! and while these scenes were shot, camera angles are changing accordingly so you sometimes feel pitiful for Mr. Sawicki and on others you see the government workers so small that you understand they are useless.

it was not a realistic movie for sure but i do not think that realistic P.O.V. should be a criteria in evaluating a movie. was it original? definitely. and finally every aspect of the movie had an important role for the whole film so that means there was a total unity.

when you see this film you will see how a society limits people's behaviors and actually we are not free because of the laws we make ourselves..