Zmruz oczy (2002)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Andrzej Jakimowski

Writer:

Andrzej Jakimowski (writer)

Release Date:

24 October 2003 (Poland)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

The story of a spirited ten-year-old girl who has run away from her proudly affluent parents in town and finds grudging refuge with the slightly slovenly caretaker of an abandoned farm, an ex-teacher. |

Plot Keywords:

Ex Teacher | Farm | Teenage Girl | Provincial Life | Isolation

Awards:

14 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Zbigniew Zamachowski	...	Jasiek
Ola Prószynska	...	Mala
Rafal Guzniczak	...	Sosnowski
Malgorzata Foremniak	...	Mala's Mother
Andrzej Chyra	...	Mala's Father
Andrzej Mastalerz	...	Eugeniusz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alicja Bach
Monika Donner-Trelinska	...	Guest from Warsaw
Maria Góralczyk	...	Guest from Warsaw
Krzysztof Lawniczak	...	Wiecek
Ryszard Orlik	...	Truck Driver
Jerzy Rogalski	...	Musial
Rafal Walentowicz	...	Barber

Also Known As:

Squint Your Eyes (International: English title)

Runtime:

Poland:88 min

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish | Greek

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Osuchów nad Pilica, Poland

Company:

Martis

Big Calm of Film Poetry

A paradox: the "classical" plot is almost absent here, but still the movie draws attention from the first to the last minute. Why? Well, movies are about art of vision and sound and this film is a good proof of that. The alternative way to see the rush of the civilised world, noticing what is really important in life - these are not new topics, but here they are presented in a very elegant and touching manner. Superb actors and music add much to splendid photography and very good screenplay. All that would still be not enough, but what really makes this film unforgettable is humour. Altogether, we get a calming, but not boring, touching, but not too sweet and quite... wise film.