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Ferdydurke
(1991)Cin³a
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SYNOPSIS
Thirty-year-old Joe is abducted by schoolteacher Pimko and placed in a school where "daily universal impotence" is drummed into the students. This institutional belittlement exposes Joe to the brutality of the social, cultural, and political pretensions of both teachers and classmates. Trapped between the expectations of others and the perils of solitude, Joe finds refuge in his own childishness. Based on Gombrowicz's surreal autobiographical novel, Skolimowski's film brings to wonderful comic life Joe's escape from the school, his bizarre visit to the country estate of his relatives, and the ultimate flight with his cousin beneath the giant buttocks that have usurped the sun.
AWARDS
1991 Venice Film Festival
- Nominated Golden Lion (Jerzy Skolimowski)
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Credits
Iain Glen
JoeyCrispin Glover
MintusRobert Stephens
Prof. PimcoFabienne Babe
SophiePawel Bawolec
FizzJerzy Binczycki
Prof. FilidorJudith Godr²che
ZooKrzysztof Janczar
LeoTadeusz Lomnicki
UncleJan Peszek
Mr. YoungBeata Pozniak
Flora GenteMarek Probosz
SyphonusDorota Stalinska
Mrs. YoungZbigniew Zamachowski
TomArtur Zmijewski
KopyrdaDirector
Jerzy SkolimowskiWriters (original book)
Witold GombrowiczWriters (screenplay)
Joseph Kay
Jerzy SkolimowskiProducers
Philippe CarcassonneCinematography
Witold Adamek
