The Linnet (1982)
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.
Director:
Witold Leszczyński
Writer:
Witold Leszczyński
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Krzysztof Majchrzak as Kaziuk Bartoszewicz |
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Anna Seniuk as Handzia |
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Joanna Sienkiewicz as Teacher Jola |
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Jerzy Block as Józef |
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Marek Siudym as Michał |
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Tomasz Jarosiński as Ziutek |
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Franciszek Pieczka as Old Man / God in Kaziuk's Dream |
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Anna Milewska as Our Lady in Kaziuk's Dream |
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Arkadiusz Bazak as Delegate from the District |
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Aleksander Fogiel as Mayor |
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Jan Jurewicz as Filip |
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek as Kozak |
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Jacek Kałucki as Zbyszek |
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Marek Kępiński as Surveyor |
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Jan Paweł Kruk as Dunaj |
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Tadeusz Wojtych as Domin |
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Wojciech Zagórski as Szymon 'Kuśtyk' |
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Sylwester Maciejewski as Soldier on the Motorboat (uncredited) |
| Directing | Witold Leszczyński | Director |
| Writing | Edward Redliński | Novel |
| Writing | Edward Redliński | Dialogue |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Ćwikło | Costume Design |
| Art | Maciej Maria Putowski | Production Design |
| Sound | Jerzy Szawłowski | Sound |
| Sound | Wojciech Karolak | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Chmielewska | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Tadeusz Drewno | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Ostapińska | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Lewandowska | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Zbigniew Napiórkowski | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Łucja Ośko | Editor |
| Writing | Witold Leszczyński | Screenplay |
