Polish Wedding (1998)

Regisseur:

Theresa Connelly

Drehbuchautor:

Theresa Connelly (written by)

Premierendatum:

17. Juli 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

Sometimes the further you stray, the closer you are to home.

Plot:

The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children)...

Plot Keywords:

Extramarital Affair | Adulterous Wife | Cop | Pregnancy | Independent Film

Nutzerkommentare:

Ordinary Characters, Extraordinary Film

Besetzung

Claire Danes	...	Hala
Jon Bradford	...	Sailor
Lena Olin	...	Jadzia
Ramsey Krull	...	Kris
Gabriel Byrne	...	Bolek
Daniel Lapaine	...	Ziggy
Rachel Morrin	...	Ziggy & Sofie's Baby
Rebecca Morrin	...	Ziggy & Sofie's Baby
Mili Avital	...	Sofie
Steven Petrarca	...	Witek
Brian Hoyt	...	Kaz
Christina Romana Lypeckyj	...	Kasia
Peter Carey	...	Piotrus
Rade Serbedzija	...	Roman
Ryan Spahn	...	Kid

Alternativ:

Gestern war ich noch Jungfrau (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sensuality and language.

Länge:

105 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Firma:

Addis Wechsler Pictures

Pannen:

Verschiedenes: Several times Russell is pictured in full police uniform, but is not wearing his gun or utility belt.

Dialogzitate:

Hala: Put this in your pipe and smoke it!

Ordinary Characters, Extraordinary Film

The thing that made this movie most compelling for me was the fact that it showed what work the characters do. With most Hollywood movies it appears that everyone is either independently wealthy or a FBI/NSA/CIA agent. With Polish Wedding, you went to work with the characters, and it wasn't glamourous at all, but it was real.

I'm surprised from all the comments on the lack of plot. It was a slice of life. Does your life have a plot? Mine either. That was another reason I really enjoyed the film. It was like living with another family for a short time and seeing how they live.

It was quirky and serious, tender and harsh and quite credible acting all around--save for Clare Danes. Her range seems quite limited.

I'm not Polish, nor Catholic (I'm an atheist), but I did think the things that happened in the movie made sense. I've read other comments that it's not how their Polish family was. Oh well, I don't think my family was exactly like any other family in the world either.

Don't watch this if you're expecting edge-of-your seat drama, steamy sex and car chases. But if you're in the mood for an intimate and fun look at a working class family, then this is one for you. I rank it nearly as good as The Sweet Hereafter for its realism.

My rating: 7