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The Contract (1980)

Overview

Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.
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Krzysztof Zanussi profile
Krzysztof Zanussi

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Cast

Maja Komorowska profile
Maja Komorowska

Dorota, żona Adama

Tadeusz Łomnicki profile
Tadeusz Łomnicki

Adam Ostoja-Okędzki, ojciec Piotra

Magdalena Jarosz profile
Magdalena Jarosz

Lilka Bartoszuk, żona Piotra

Krzysztof Kolberger profile
Krzysztof Kolberger

Piotr Ostoja-Okędzki

Nina Andrycz profile
Nina Andrycz

Olga Aleksandrowa, kierowniczka baletu opery

Zofia Mrozowska profile
Zofia Mrozowska

Maria, była żona Adama, matka Piotra

Beata Tyszkiewicz profile
Beata Tyszkiewicz

Nina, siostra Doroty

Janusz Gajos profile
Janusz Gajos

Bolesław Bartoszuk, ojciec Lilki

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko profile
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

dziennikarz Zygmunt, przyjaciel Piotra

Ignacy Machowski profile
Ignacy Machowski

przyjaciel Adama

Christine Paul-Podlasky profile
Christine Paul-Podlasky

Patrycja, córka Penelopy

Peter Bonke profile
Peter Bonke

Sven, partner Niny

Maja Komorowska profile
Maja Komorowska

Dorota, żona Adama

Tadeusz Łomnicki profile
Tadeusz Łomnicki

Adam Ostoja-Okędzki, ojciec Piotra

Magdalena Jarosz profile
Magdalena Jarosz

Lilka Bartoszuk, żona Piotra

Krzysztof Kolberger profile
Krzysztof Kolberger

Piotr Ostoja-Okędzki

Nina Andrycz profile
Nina Andrycz

Olga Aleksandrowa, kierowniczka baletu opery

Zofia Mrozowska profile
Zofia Mrozowska

Maria, była żona Adama, matka Piotra

Beata Tyszkiewicz profile
Beata Tyszkiewicz

Nina, siostra Doroty

Janusz Gajos profile
Janusz Gajos

Bolesław Bartoszuk, ojciec Lilki

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko profile
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

dziennikarz Zygmunt, przyjaciel Piotra

Ignacy Machowski profile
Ignacy Machowski

przyjaciel Adama

Christine Paul-Podlasky profile
Christine Paul-Podlasky

Patrycja, córka Penelopy

Peter Bonke profile
Peter Bonke

Sven, partner Niny

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Release Date

November 17, 1980

Original Language

Polish

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Studio Filmowe Tor logo

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