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Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy

1980 · 1 season

A wry, leisurely social satire where a nobody's accidental rise through high society is savoured with dry amusement rather than urgency.

Created by
Witold Orzechowski
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jan Mayzel, Zofia Merle, Lech Ordon
Overview
Nikodem Dyzma immigrates from the eastern part of Poland to the capital in the hope for possibilities to make a living. He is in need, very poor and forced to look for basic food and shelter. Yet, on a day when an unexpected invitation appears, his life changes dramatically.

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Created by
Witold Orzechowski
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jan Mayzel, Zofia Merle, Lech Ordon
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Witold Orzechowski
Written by
Witold Orzechowski, Jan Rybkowski, Marek Nowicki
Starring
Jan Mayzel, Zofia Merle, Lech Ordon, Bolesław Woźniak, Piotr Grabowski, Andrzej Herder, Czesław Magnowski, Adam Probosz
Music
Piotr Marczewski
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 50 min each
Network
TVP
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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