A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jan Peszek | ... | King Ubu | |
Katarzyna Figura | ... | Ubica | |
Marek Siudym | ... | Michal Fioderovitch | |
Jerzy Trela | ... | Car Aleksy | |
Krzysztof Kowalewski | ... | Pissedoux | |
Zofia Saretok | ... | Chaplain | |
Wojciech Siemion | ... | Prof. Merdenpot | |
Olgierd Lukaszewicz | ... | Rotmistrz Bardior | |
Bogdan Kalus | ... | Ambassador of Russia | |
Marek Walczewski | ... | General Lascy | |
Leon Niemczyk | ... | Ambassador of the USA | |
Krystyna Feldman | ... | Queen Rosamonda | |
Maria Ciunelis | ... | Blind florist | |
Maria Pakulnis | ... | Einzwei, ambassador of Germany | |
Marcin Tronski | ... | Maccul, ambassador of England |
A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.
This move is an interesting commentary to political situation in Poland, after the fall of Eastern Block. Corrupted politics, poverty, birth of fundamentalism. Most of the society are disappointed with the political and economical reality. It's a short way to anger and fury.
However it's not a very good movie. I like the idea of portraying country and it's society in grotesque way, but the whole plot could be better. In the rush of mad and exaggerate events, there is distinct lack of good, interesting story. There isn't an single character to be liked in this movie, which I can understand, while it's a critical overview of politics.
Overall I rather recommend it for those who'd like to see unusual (in many aspects) polish movie or Szulkin fans.