Inner Life

1987 1h 26m PL

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★5.1TMDB · 8

Drama

Synopsis

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The life of a grumpy 40-year-old man living with his wife in a high-rise block. Every day is like the other - quarrels over dinner, taking out garbage, annoying neighbours, rides in elevators, lost socks. He hates everybody, especially his wife. Not even sexual fantasies are an escape from the hell he imposes on himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wojciech Wysocki
Michał Miauczyński
Joanna Sienkiewicz
Ola, Miauczyński's wife
Maria Probosz
Neighbor Ewcia
Jolanta Nowak
Neighbor Blondewcia
Antonina Gordon-Górecka
Miauczyński's mother
Henryk Bista
Neighbor of "Tenodps"
Jan Machulski
Miauczyński's father-in-law
Eugenia Herman
Miauczyński's mother-in-law

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marek Koterski
Writers: Marek Koterski
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Adaś Miauczyński Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marek Koterski, shot by Jacek Bławut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Wojciech Wysocki and Joanna Sienkiewicz and Maria Probosz carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094393 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marek Koterski directs. Jacek Bławut behind the camera. Mirosława Garlicka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Adaś Miauczyński Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Marek Koterski, shot by Jacek Bławut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mirosława Garlicka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Wojciech Wysocki and Joanna Sienkiewicz and Maria Probosz carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0094393 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jacek Bławut
Editing: Mirosława Garlicka
Production design: Wojciech Saloni-Marczewski
Costume design: Elżbieta Radke
Makeup / hair: Katarzyna Banaszewska
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: PL
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Inner Life (1987)

Part of

Adaś Miauczyński Collection

Adas Miauczynski is a character in the original series of films and stage productions created by Marek Koterski. The set of movies portrays a frustrated and defeated Polish intellectual named Adas Miauczynski, who is described by critics as a "living emanation of the dark side and subconsciousness of the average Pole".