Poland / Sep 01, 1993 / Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Conversation with a Cupboard Man (1994)
Directed by Mariusz Grzegorzek
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1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Charles sits for hours in a wardrobe in a rented room on the attic, looking back on his whole life. He was brought up by a single mother who loved his only child with a sick desperate feeling and limited all his world to her own person. Charles' tragedy began with his adolescence. It made his mother aware of her feminity that resulted in her new marriage. Together with a new husband she decided to send the boy to a school for retarded children. Upon leaving the school Charles starts to seek his longing mother who moved out, in a meanwhile, not giving any address.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leon Niemczyk | Inspector |
| Ewa Frąckiewicz | Mrs Weiss |
| Marek Siudym | Mother's Fiance |
| Piotr Pawłowski | Death |
| Wiesława Mazurkiewicz | Gravedigger |
| Katarzyna Bargiełowska | Young Cook |
| Alicja Cichecka | Cook |
| Zofia Kopacz | Cook |
| Barbara Marszałek | Job Office Clerk |
| Andrzej Kierc | Facility Director |
| Mirosław Siedler | Facility Trainer |
| Ewa Gajda | Woman in Karol's old Apartment |
| Gabriela Muskała | Woman in a Park |
| Tomasz Gaduła-Zawratyński |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rozmowa z człowiekiem z szafy |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Telewizja Polska, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej, Studio Filmowe Indeks |
| Release date | 2 marzo 1994 |
| Writer | Mariusz Grzegorzek |
| Editing | Dorota Wardęszkiewicz |
| Cinematography | Jolanta Dylewska |
| Assistant directors | Xawery Żuławski, Artur Urbański, Mariusz Grzegorzek |
| Camera operators | Jolanta Dylewska |
| Additional photography | Jolanta Dylewska |
| Production design | Mariusz Front, Wojciech Żogała, Marek Zawierucha, Jerzy Wójcik, Wojciech Has |
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| Art direction | Jerzy Wójcik, Wojciech Has, Mariusz Front, Wojciech Żogała, Marek Zawierucha |
| Set decoration | Jerzy Wójcik, Mariusz Front, Wojciech Has, Wojciech Żogała, Marek Zawierucha |
| Music | Jan Freda |
| Sound | Jan Freda |
| Costume design | Izabela Stronias, Malgorzata Zawadzka-Lewik, Anna Kieszczyńska |
| Makeup | Malgorzata Zawadzka-Lewik, Anna Kieszczyńska, Izabela Stronias |
| Hairstyling | Izabela Stronias, Malgorzata Zawadzka-Lewik, Anna Kieszczyńska |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Mar 02, 1994
Poland / Mar 24, 1994
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