Papierowe malzenstwo (1992)

A young and pretty Polish woman arrives in London to marry a British doctor she met in Poland, only to find that he's changed his mind. Not wanting to return to Poland and in need of a ... See full summary »

Director:

Krzysztof Lang

Writers:

Marek Kreutz, Krzysztof Lang

Stars:

Gary Kemp, Joanna Trzepiecinska, David Horovitch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Kemp	...	Aidan Carey
Joanna Trzepiecinska	...	Alicja Strzalkowska (as Joanna Trepechinska)
David Horovitch	...	Frank Haddow
Ann Mitchell	...	Phyllida
Rita Tushingham	...	Lou
William Ilkley	...	Jack
Richard Hawley	...	Red
Fred Pearson	...	Officer Crane
Gary Whelan	...	Boss
Martin McKellan	...	Dr. Matthew Devenish
Renata Berger	...	Supervisor
Sadie Frost	...	Employment Agency Interviewer
Art Davie	...	Bar Man
Gwen Doran	...	Cafe Owner
Alan Hockey	...	Old Man on Train

Storyline

A young and pretty Polish woman arrives in London to marry a British doctor she met in Poland, only to find that he's changed his mind. Not wanting to return to Poland and in need of a green card, she proposes marriage to the astonished patient who happens to be in the doctors office at the time. Since he desperately needs cash to pay a mob debt, he later accepts.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | marriage | debt | cash | polish | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland UK

Language:

English Polish

Release Date:

10 March 1992 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Paper Marriage

Filming Locations:

Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Forstater Productions Ltd., Zespol Filmowy "Zodiak"

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Gary's lovely when he's nice.

As a teenage Spandau Ballet fan who has never quite grown out of it, I take a great interest in the films of the Kemp Brothers. Some of those that I have seen,"The Krays" and "Killing Zoe" were good movies, but I can't honestly say that a psychotic gangster or a blood thirsty bank robber is quite how I want to see my teenage hero. This is more like it. Its one of these great Made In Britain movies (in this case joint funded by Poland) that we are good at. Strong on characters, with humour, pathos and a good, if slightly implausible plot.

Gary Kemp is great as down on his luck artist who sees a way to pay of his debts. And he plays the harmonica. Pity in wasn't the guitar though. That would have taken me right back. The cover for this said "If you liked Green Card you'll love Paper Marriage" This is 100 times better than Green Card, for a start Andie MacDowall is nowhere in sight.