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Sublokator
Sign in to saveSublokator (The Subtenant) is a Polish comedy film from 1966 directed by Janusz Majewski, based on his own screenplay. The film tells the story of the titular subtenant, a member of the intelligentsia class (played by Jan Machulski), who finds himself trapped in a villa with three women representing different generations (, Katarzyna Łaniewska, Magdalena Zawadzka).
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7.5A pleasant, open-faced young man comes to live in a boarding house with three peculiar women.
Cast
- Jan Machulski as Ludwik
- Barbara Ludwiżanka as Maria
- Katarzyna Łaniewska as Kazimiera
- Magdalena Zawadzka as Małgosia
- Teresa Lipowska as Policewoman Fredzia Kwaśniewska
- Halina Billing-Wohl as Maria's mother
Themes
- obsession
- satire
- social commentary
- neighbor neighbor relationship
- inner conflict
- psychological drama
- humour
- eastern bloc
- intellectual life
- female obsession
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fiction film
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Original language
- Polish
- Director
- Janusz Majewski
- Screenwriter
- Janusz Majewski
- Composer
- Andrzej Kurylewicz
- Cinematographer
- Kurt Weber
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 431779
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- publication date
- 1967-01-07
- title
- Sublokator
- color
- black-and-white
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sublokator (The Subtenant) is a Polish comedy film from 1966 directed by Janusz Majewski, based on his own screenplay. The film tells the story of the titular subtenant, a member of the intelligentsia class (played by Jan Machulski), who finds himself trapped in a villa with three women representing different generations (, Katarzyna Łaniewska, Magdalena Zawadzka).
Sublokator was Majewski's full-length debut, produced under the . While making the film, Majewski drew inspiration from the grotesque style of Witold Gombrowicz, Bruno Schulz, and Franz Kafka. The debut was widely acclaimed, receiving numerous awards, including the International Federation of Film Critics Award at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, with particular praise for Ludwiżanka's performance.
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