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A Dead Marriage

2022 · 19 min

A quiet, wry short that finds tenderness in stillness and the odd dignity of playing dead.

Directed by
Michał Toczek
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Sebastian Stankiewicz, Marta Ścisłowicz, Ernest Lorek
Overview
Filip is a middle-aged man. He works as a professional film extra, and his specialty is the roles of dead bodies. On the set of a historical film, he meets Łucja, who plays the role of a dead woman.

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  • Disney Plus
  • Klassiki
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Directed by
Michał Toczek
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Sebastian Stankiewicz, Marta Ścisłowicz, Ernest Lorek
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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
    • isolation
    • identity
    • love
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy, romance
    Directed by
    Michał Toczek
    Written by
    Ola Hulbój, Michał Toczek
    Starring
    Sebastian Stankiewicz, Marta Ścisłowicz, Ernest Lorek, Mikołaj Trynda, Aleksandra Piotrowska, Kordian Dubkowski, Piotr Oczachowski, Wiktoria Supryn
    Music
    Pimon Lekler
    Cinematography
    Tomasz Pawlik
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Polish

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