The Linnet
Konopielka
1982, Film, 92 min, Comedy, Drama, Polish, Poland, MoviePedia score 66
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree — a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.
Directed by Witold Leszczynski
Cast
- Krzysztof Majchrzak as Kazimierz 'Kaziuk' Bartoszewicz
- Anna Seniuk as Handzia Bartoszewicz
- Joanna Sienkiewicz as Teacher Jola
- Jerzy Block as Józef Bartoszewicz
- Marek Siudym as Michal Bartoszewicz
- Tomasz Jarosinski as Józef 'Ziutek' Kaziukow Bartoszewicz
- Franciszek Pieczka as God in Kaziuk's Dream
- Anna Milewska as Holy Mother in Kaziuk's Dream
- Arkadiusz Bazak as Delegate from the poviat
- Aleksander Fogiel as Wójt
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