The Wedding (2021 film)
The Wedding (Polish: Wesele), also known as The Wedding Day and The Wedding Day 2, is a 2021 Polish dark comedy film directed by Wojciech Smarzowski.[1][2][3]
The Wedding | |
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Original title | Wesele |
Directed by | Wojciech Smarzowski |
Release date | 2021 |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Cast
- Robert Więckiewicz as Rysiek Wilk
- Agata Kulesza as Ela Wilk
- Michalina Łabacz as Kasia Wilk
- Przemysław Przestrzelski as Janek Sczuczyński
- Agata Turkot as Lea
- Arkadiusz Jakubik as Wodzirej / Wardoń
- Andrzej Chyra as Bogdan / Głowacki
- Maria Sobocińska as Inka
- Henryk Gołębiewski as Banaś / Furman
- Ryszard Ronczewski as Antoni Wilk
- Mateusz Więcławek as the young Antoni Wilk
- Robert Wabich as Zajdel
- Sebastian Stegmann as Hermann Schmidt
Production
The Wedding is a follow up to Smarzowski's 2004 film by the same name.[4] Filming took place in Poland and Latvia between July and December 2020.[5][6]
Release
The Wedding was released on 8 October 2021. It performed well on its opening weekend, selling 139,536 tickets and per Film New Europe had the "best opening for a local production in 2021."[6]
Reception
Screen Anarchy reviewed the film, writing "For the recurring didacticism and programmatic disruption of nationalistic self-image, The Wedding Day is an uncomfortable history revision delivered in a masterful and provocative high-wire act of genre, commercial and arthouse filmmaking of intense social relevance."[7]
References
- "Smarzowski wraca z nowym „Weselem". Tylko nie pomylcie filmu!". rozrywka.blog. 2 August 2021.
- "Award-winning Polish director takes on WWII pogrom of Jews in latest film". Notes From Poland. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- Polska, Vogue (2021-10-15). "Demontaż atrakcji: „Wesele"". Vogue Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- "Kulesza z Więckiewiczem o "Weselu" i Smarzowskim: Wyleją się pomyje. A Wojtek kocha Polskę". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- "Wojciech Smarzowski's comedy The Wedding Day wraps up filming in Latvia". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- Grynienko, Katarzyna. "BOX OFFICE: Wedding by Wojciech Smarzowski Tops Polish Box Office - FilmNewEurope.com". Film New Europe. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- "Tallinn 2021 Review: The WEDDING DAY, Masterful, Provocative High-Wire Act of Genre and Arthouse". ScreenAnarchy. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
External links
- The Wedding at IMDb
- The Wedding at Film Polski (link in Polish)