The Contract 1982
6.8 / 10
The Contract
Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.
Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.
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... Dorota, żona Adama
... Adam Ostoja-Okędzki, ojciec Piotra
... Lilka Bartoszuk, żona Piotra
... Piotr Ostoja-Okędzki
... Olga Aleksandrowa, kierowniczka baletu opery
... Maria, była żona Adama, matka Piotra
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Release Date:
Mar 03, 1982 (Poland)
Run Time:
1hr 54`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Polish
Production Countries:
Poland
Status:
Released
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Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Dorota, żona Adama
... Adam Ostoja-Okędzki, ojciec Piotra
... Lilka Bartoszuk, żona Piotra
... Piotr Ostoja-Okędzki
... Olga Aleksandrowa, kierowniczka baletu opery
... Maria, była żona Adama, matka Piotra
... Nina, siostra Doroty
... Bolesław Bartoszuk, ojciec Lilki
... dziennikarz Zygmunt, przyjaciel Piotra
... przyjaciel Adama
... Patrycja, córka Penelopy
... Sven, partner Niny
... Penelopa Wilson, bratowa Adama, matka Patrycji
... niania w domu Adama
... Weronika, służąca w domu Adama
... chłopak Patrycji
... ksiądz
... Ewa
... baletnica
... baletnica
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