Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Produced by ArkaFilm, Kredyt Bank, Telewizja Polska,
Vision
Starring:Roman
Polanski,Janusz Gajos,Andrzej Seweryn,Katarzyna Figura,Daniel Olbrychski
The Revenge
is the English title for Zemsta, a film released in 2002, directed by Andrzej
Wajda. This film is an adaptation of a perennially popular stage farce of the
same name by the Polish dramatist and poet Aleksander Fredro.
Raptusiewicz
(Janusz Gajos) resides in one half of a castle with the other half inhabited by
his hated rival Regent Milczek (Andrzej Seweryn). Raptusiewicz wishes to marry
Podstolina (Katarzyna Figura), the widow of the Lord High Steward, for her
money, while Podstolina herself seeks a wealthy match. Regent Milczek's wish,
on the other hand, is to bring about the union of his son Wacław (Rafał
Królikowski) with Podstolina. To complicate matters more, Wacław is in love
with Klara (Agata Buzek) - ward and niece of Raptusiewicz, who took her in
following the death of her parents - and the feeling is mutual. The plot
thickens when Klara turns into Papkin's (Roman Polanski) declared object of
love.
Written in a
sharp, ironic style, The Revenge portrays those national characteristics that in
time brought on many of Poland's national tragedies. Written for the stage,
Wajda has changed very little and transferred practically the entirety of the
work to the screen.
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