A Week in the Life of a Man
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Former Kieslowski actor Jerzy Stuhr turns up as Adam Borowski, a successful prosecutor for a Polish court who we follow in a very special week in his life. At last his dream house is in sight, as is publication of his latest book. He also has to rehearse every evening with a male-voice choir that is about to travel to England for a concert. In addition, Borowski swims a few lengths every morning and then pulls himself up on the side like a walrus to start an exciting new day. We get to know him better – as a prosecutor who is more like the accused than he would care to admit. Stuhr serves up his wonderful ironic character study with untold energy, with a leading role for the Polish male-voice choir that put the words of Hamlet so beautifully to music: ‘What a piece of work is a man!
Film details
- Country of production
- Poland
- Year
- 1999
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2000
- Length
- 89"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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