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The Revenge

2002 · 100 min

A talky, theatrical farce of bickering nobles in a wintry castle, witty and arch but stagebound.

Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roman Polanski, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn
Overview
A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and

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Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roman Polanski, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • family
  • betrayal
  • greed
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Roman Polanski, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Katarzyna Figura, Daniel Olbrychski, Agata Buzek, Rafał Królikowski, Lech Dyblik
Music
Wojciech Kilar
Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish, Latin

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