Children and Fish

1996 1h 36m PL

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7.1

SOLID

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5.6

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 4★5.6IMDB · 121

Comedy

Synopsis

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Emotional adventures of a 40-year-old Warsaw businesswoman whose life lacks nothing but a man. One day, the protagonist, busy running a large advertising agency, faces a life choice: her ex-husband, who returns from the US after ten years, her current lover, an architect, or her former love from school...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anna Romantowska
Anna Sobolewska
Gabriela Kownacka
Ewelina
Krzysztof Stroiński
Antoni
Jan Nowicki
Marek
Jan Frycz
Piotr Włodarczyk
Cezary Pazura
Wiktor
Daniel Olbrychski
Franciszek
Julia Kolberger
Marysia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacek Bromski
Writers: Jacek Bromski
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ewa Smal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Anna Romantowska and Gabriela Kownacka and Krzysztof Stroiński carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jacek Bromski directs. Ewa Smal cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Editor Ewa Smal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Anna Romantowska and Gabriela Kownacka and Krzysztof Stroiński carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0116154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.