The Wedding
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Poland, 2004; Original title: Wesele; 35mm colour; running time: 109 minutes; aspect ratio: 1:1,85; Dolby SRD; original language Polish; available for screening with English subtitles; available with French subtitles
´The Wedding´ was co produced by Grupa Filmowa, Telewizja Polska S.A., Film it, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, , SPI - International Polska and Non Stop Film Service
CREDITS
DIRECTOR & WRITER |
Wojtek Smarzowski |
PRODUCERS |
Anna Iwaszkiewicz, Dariusz Pietrykowski, Bartlomiej Topa |
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER |
Grupa Filmowao |
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY |
Andrzej Szulkowski |
ART DIRECTORY |
Barbara Ostapowiczi |
COSTUME DESIGNER |
Magdalena Maciejewska |
MUSIC |
Ryszard Tymon Tymanski |
EDITOR |
Pawel Laskowski |
SOUND |
Jacek Hamela |
PRODUCTION COMPANY |
Grupa Filmowa |
CAST
WIESLAW WOJNAR |
Marian Dziedziel |
ELUSKA, HIS WIFE |
Iwona Bielska |
KATE, THE BRIDE |
Tamara Arciuchi |
CAMERAMAN |
Maciej Stuhr |
PRIEST´S BROTHER-IN-LAW |
Bartlomiej Topa |
NOTARY PUBLIC |
Arkadiusz Jakubik |
EDMUND |
Jerzy Rogalski |
HOSTESS |
Elzbieta Jarosik |
ED WAS |
Lech Dyblik |
SARGE STYS |
Tomasz Sapryk |
SYNOPSIS
A chaotic black comedy about love, corruption and barrels of vodka
The happiest day of their lives turns into a nightmare for newlyweds Kaska and Janusz. Loving father-of-the bride Wieslaw Wojnar has one goal: to give his daughter the most memorable wedding in the village. Unfortunately, the Audi he gives his son-in-law as an inducement to marry the pregnant Kaska turns out to be stolen, her lover arrives uninvited, the band demands more money, and the police, the notary and the priest all have to be bribed before the night is over.
Not to mention that the catering is awful, the guests almost drown in vodka, the bride's grandfather locks himself in the loo and dies of a heart attack, the bride's mother runs off with her husband´s best friend, a hitman cuts off Wieslaw´s finger and someone else steals all his money.
´The Wedding´ is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy from talented Polish director Wojtek Smarzowski.