The Big Animal Explained

The Big Animal
Director:Jerzy Stuhr
Producer:Sławomir Rogowski
Starring:Anna Dymna
Jerzy Stuhr
Dominika Bednarczyk
Andrzej Franczyk
Stanisław Banaś
Krzysztof Gluchowski
Music:Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography:Paweł Edelman
Editing:Elżbieta Kurkowska
Studio:Oscilloscope
Milestone Films
Runtime:73 minutes
Country:Poland
Language:Polish

The Big Animal (Polish: Duże zwierzę) is a 2000 Polish film directed by Jerzy Stuhr from a screenplay by Krzysztof Kieślowski, based on a short story Wielbłąd (1995) by Kazimierz Orłoś.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

Mr. Zygmunt Sawicki is a bank employee, who finds a camel in his yard one day. He decides to take charge of it and he and his wife Marysia take care of it. However, problems arise for both his fellow town-dwellers and the local authorities.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in the following locations: Warsaw, Tymbark, Myślenice, Rabka.

Awards

On 8 July 2000, the film was first released at the 35th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize, in tie with Peppermint Candy.[4] [5]

Home media

After distributing 35mm prints to theaters, Milestone Films released the film on DVD in 2003.

Festivals

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 12TH ANNUAL POLISH FILM FESTIVAL FULL OF PROMISE. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021215351/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/63136981.html?dids=63136981:63136981&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+03,+2000&author=John+Petrakis+Special+to+the+Tribune+Short+reviews+by+John+Petrakis+and+Michael+Wilmington&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=12TH+ANNUAL+POLISH+FILM+FESTIVAL+FULL+OF+PROMISE&pqatl=google. dead. October 21, 2012. Petrakis. John. Michael Wilmington. November 3, 2000. Chicago Tribune (subscription required). August 10, 2009.
  2. News: Movie review: 'The Big Animal'. Elder. Robert K.. June 9, 2004. Hartford Courant. August 11, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110612040455/http://www.courant.com/topic/mmx-040609-movies-review-rke-biganimal,0,3142604.story. June 12, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  3. News: Camel is at heart of sweet, poetic fable. Fry. Ted. October 8, 2004. The Seattle Times. August 11, 2009.
  4. News: The Big Animal (2004). Variety. August 11, 2009.
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246593/releaseinfo Release Info on IMDb