The Mother of Kings
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The Mother of Kings is a Polish
drama film
, made in 1982 but not released until 1987, directed by Janusz Zaorski
. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival
, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.
Cinema of Poland
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as history of cinematography, and it has universal achievements, even though Polish movies tend to be less commercially available than movies from several other European nations....
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, made in 1982 but not released until 1987, directed by Janusz Zaorski
Janusz Zaorski
Janusz Zaorski is a Polish film director, scenarist and actor, representative of the cinema of moral concern , trend in Polish cinema. Zaorski was directed mainly psychological dramas, comedies and TV series....
. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival
38th Berlin International Film Festival
The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 12 to 23, 1988.-Jury:* Guglielmo Biraghi * Ellen Burstyn* Heiner Carow* Eberhard Junkersdorf* Tom Luddy* Heinz Rathsack* Daniel Schmid* Andrei Smirnov...
, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.
Cast
- Magda Teresa Wójcik as Lucja Król
- Zbigniew ZapasiewiczZbigniew ZapasiewiczZbigniew Zapasiewicz was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.- Biography :...
as Wiktor Lewen - Franciszek PieczkaFranciszek PieczkaFranciszek Pieczka is a Polish film and stage actor. A graduate of the Theatrical Academy in Warsaw, he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra...
as Cyga - Boguslaw LindaBoguslaw LindaBogusław Linda is a Polish actor known from films such as Psy and Tato. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's Man of Iron and Danton and in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Blind Chance and the seventh episode of Kieslowski's Dekalog....
as Klemens Król - Adam FerencyAdam FerencyAdam Ferency is a Polish actor. He has appeared in over 70 films and televisison shows since 1976. He starred in the 1990 film Burial of a Potato, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival....
as Zenon Król - Michal Juszczakiewicz as Stas Król
- Krzysztof ZaleskiKrzysztof ZaleskiKrzysztof Zaleski was a Polish theater director and cinema actor.Zaleski was born in Świętochłowice, Poland, on September 3, 1948. He graduated from Warsaw University's Department of Polish Studies in 1971...
as Roman Król - Joanna Szczepkowska as Marta Stecka / Stecka-Król
- Zbigniew ZamachowskiZbigniew ZamachowskiZbigniew Zamachowski is a Polish actor.Zamachowski graduated the actor's faculty in "PWSFTViT" in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, The Decalogue...
- Henryk BistaHenryk BistaHenryk Bista was a Polish actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1961 and 1997. He starred in the 1977 film Death of a President, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution...
as Grzegorz Wiechra - Zbigniew Bielski as Kogut
- Tadeusz Huk as Renard
- Jerzy TrelaJerzy TrelaJerzy Trela is a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman.During the communist era, he was a deputy in the Sejm.-Honours and awards:...
as Hiszpan - Stanislaw Kwaskowski as Dentysta