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Poster for Polonaise

Polonaise

1989 · 92 min

A tense, mournful gathering where forced celebration keeps cracking open under the weight of old wounds.

Directed by
Frans Weisz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kitty Courbois, Pierre Bokma, Rijk de Gooyer
Overview
Nico and Leo are getting married. Their entire family and both their exes are in attendance. Some of these are performing musical numbers on stage. But memories of the war and the fact that Leo's mother died in a concentration camp keeps coming to the forefront.

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Directed by
Frans Weisz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kitty Courbois, Pierre Bokma, Rijk de Gooyer
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • family
    • trauma
    • grief
    • identity
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Frans Weisz
    Starring
    Kitty Courbois, Pierre Bokma, Rijk de Gooyer, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Sigrid Koetse, Annet Nieuwenhuyzen, Marjon Brandsma, Edwin de Vries
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Netherlands
    Languages
    Dutch

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