In Heaven as It Is on Earth (1998)

Russian woman is robbed after crossing Polish border and has to wait until the local policemen catch the thieves. The priest, who is the main authority in the town, orders that she stays at organist's house.

Director:

Jacek Bromski

Writer:

Tadeusz Chmielewski (as Zofia Miller)

Stars:

Jan Wieczorkowski, Krzysztof Dzierma, Andrzej Beja-Zaborski

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan Wieczorkowski	...	Witek
Krzysztof Dzierma	...	Parish Priest
Andrzej Beja-Zaborski	...	Police Commissioner Henryk (as Andrzej Zaborski)
Anna Yanovskaya	...	Tania (as Anna Janowska)
Artur Krajewski	...	Slawek 'Rudy'
Alicja Bach	...	Parish Priest's Housewife
Iwona Szczesna	...	Mayor's Daughter Jola
Eliza Krasicka	...	Henryk's Wife Jadzia
Malgorzata Plonska	...	Mayor's Wife
Mieczyslaw Fiodorow	...	Mayor
Sylwia Janowicz-Dobrowolska	...	Mayor's Daughter
Ewa Sierzputowska	...	Mayor's Daughter
Ryszard Dolinski	...	Disco Owner Sliwiak
Babiker K. Artoli	...	Foreigner (as Babiker Artoli)
Vladimir Abramushkin	...	Georgian

Storyline

Russian woman is robbed after crossing Polish border and has to wait until the local policemen catch the thieves. The priest, who is the main authority in the town, orders that she stays at organist's house.

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Plot Keywords:

village priest | stallholder | see through | nightgown | singing | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by U Pana Boga w ogródku (2007)

User Reviews

Delightful, simple, worth it.

The movie has a combination of elements: lots of humor, a little suspense, and a little action. This is about life in a rural Polish town and how it is run… not by the mayor, or the police chief, but the priest. There is a heart-warming "boy meets girl" element. The title, an old idiom which translates to "safe and comfortable" really says it all, but the funny and harried action in the film certainly is not as peaceful as the title might imply. What is really amazing is that most of the cast is from the Bialystok Puppet Theater, and for most of the actors, this is their one an only movie.

My thumb is up! Enjoy!

Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

13 November 1998 (Poland)

Also Known As:

In Heaven as It Is on Earth

Filming Locations:

Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Komitet Kinematografii, Studio Filmowe Oko, Telewizja Polska (TVP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color