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The Revenge (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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 Wacaw (Rafa Krlikowski) with Podstolina. To complicate matters more, Wacaw 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.
Cast
* Roman Polanski as Josef Papkin
* Janusz Gajos as Czenik Raptusiewicz
* Andrzej Seweryn as Rejent Milczek
* Katarzyna Figura as Hanna, the Podstolina
* Daniel Olbrychski as Dyndalski
* Agata Buzek as Klara
* Rafa Krlikowski as Wacaw
* Lech Dyblik as migalski
* Jerzy Slonka as Priest
* Magdalena Smalara as Rzia
See also
*Cinema of Poland
*List of Polish language films
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