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The Man with the Magic Box

Original title: Czlowiek z magicznym pudelkiem
  • 2017
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
683
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Piotr Polak and Olga Boladz in The Man with the Magic Box (2017)
DramaRomanceSci-Fi

A janitor in Warsaw stumbles upon a time-traveling device in his apartment and gets stuck in the past while the woman he's been seeing looks for him.A janitor in Warsaw stumbles upon a time-traveling device in his apartment and gets stuck in the past while the woman he's been seeing looks for him.A janitor in Warsaw stumbles upon a time-traveling device in his apartment and gets stuck in the past while the woman he's been seeing looks for him.

  • Director
    • Bodo Kox
  • Writers
    • Bodo Kox
    • Paulina Krajnik
  • Stars
    • Olga Boladz
    • Piotr Polak
    • Sebastian Stankiewicz
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    683
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bodo Kox
    • Writers
      • Bodo Kox
      • Paulina Krajnik
    • Stars
      • Olga Boladz
      • Piotr Polak
      • Sebastian Stankiewicz
    • 3User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Olga Boladz
    Olga Boladz
    • Goria
    Piotr Polak
    • Adam
    Sebastian Stankiewicz
    Sebastian Stankiewicz
    • Sebastian
    Helena Norowicz
    • Urszula Stefanka
    Wojciech Zielinski
    Wojciech Zielinski
    • Agent Jan Tragosz
    Bartlomiej Firlet
    Bartlomiej Firlet
    • Kowalsky Radzimir
    Bartosz Cao
    • Son of Prol
    Anna Konieczna
    • Agent Maria Torunska
    Agata Buzek
    Agata Buzek
    • Doctor
    Arkadiusz Jakubik
    Arkadiusz Jakubik
    • Emfazy Stefanski
    Bogdan Koca
    Bogdan Koca
    • Prol Collector
    Roma Kox
    • Young Urszula Stefanska
    Bartosz Bielenia
    Bartosz Bielenia
    • Bibi
    Bartosz Adamczyk
    • Assistant Heniek
    Kamil Tolinski
    • Assistant Stanislaw
    Modest Rucinski
    Modest Rucinski
    • Assistant Tomek
    Marcin Sitek
    • Assistant Zygmunt
    Jaroslaw Antoszczyk
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    • Director
      • Bodo Kox
    • Writers
      • Bodo Kox
      • Paulina Krajnik
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      The Shadow of the Future
      Music by Sandro Di Stefano

      Arranged by Sandro Di Stefano

      Performed by Dnepropetrovsk Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrea Castelli

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    4/10
    Bodo Kox and the dystopian future with cold tones
    The man with the magic box is an extravagant and imperfect work, capable of weaving a myriad of ideas in the course of its incessant narration that are not always developed properly.

    The reference points in the cinematographic field certainly remain one of the cornerstones of the trend such as the monumental Brazil (1985) by Terry Gilliam and in general the murky and creeping atmospheres of the compatriot Roman Polanski, but it is also possible to find camera movements à la Gaspar Noé.

    If the Men in Black franchise is already mentioned in the dialogues in the prologue, the homage to David Fincher's Fight Club (1999) in a particular copy-paste scene is equally shameless. And then again Linea Mortale (1990) and temporal connections in the wake of what we saw, more recently, in the surprising L'immensità della notte (2019).

    Too many references to cinema and literature denature the originality.

    Certainly appreciable work, especially for lovers of the vein, which however falls under the weight of unexpressed ambitions.
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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2017 (Poland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Poland
    • Official sites
      • Artsploitation Films (United States)
      • Company webside
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Człowiek z magicznym pudełkiem
    • Filming locations
      • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Alter Ego Pictures
      • Harine Films
      • Kreatywna Europa
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    • Budget
      • PLN 5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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