The Revenge

2002 [POLISH]

Comedy

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 49%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 1832 1.8K

Plot summary

A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and

Director

Andrzej Wajda Photo
Andrzej Wajda

Top cast

Roman Polanski Photo
Roman Polanski as Józef Papkin
Agata Buzek Photo
Agata Buzek as Klara Raptusiewiczówna
Daniel Olbrychski Photo
Daniel Olbrychski as Dyndalski
Andrzej Seweryn Photo
Andrzej Seweryn as Rejent Milczek
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925.19 MB
1280*536
Polish 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   pl  
25 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds ...
1.86 GB
1920*804
Polish 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   pl  
25 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wilkczarny

Funniest film I saw in a long time.

Wajda has done a superb job in bringing Fredra's 19th century allegorical play (a high school must-read in Poland) to the Silver Screen. Polanski's portrayal of Papkin is excellent, he is exactly the way Polish impoverished petty gentry of his time were. The other characters are likewise beautifully portrayed caricatures. Olbrychski in a smaller role is unrecognizable, so good is his immersion in the role of the loyal old servant.The choice of texture and color and location was handled very well. Those unfamiliar with Polish history should view the movie as an allegory of internal division. It's a perfect movie for our current American climate where the right and the left are at odds with each other.
Reviewed by standish77 2 / 10

poor quality

Just saw this film in Poland. For those of you who are not accustomed to Polish history...Zemsta is a film adaptation of a popular Polish folklore.Gathering by the relatively large budget and big name cast (Roman Polanski!)...I was very surprised by such a poor finish. The acting (Polanski excluded) was very over the top and wooden and the music was just reworked pieces from the composer's last film!Above all the quality of the actual picture was appalling. For instance there is an entire scene where the sound is inaudible and what on earth were those strange @ symbols that kept appearing at the bottom of the screen?I will not be seeing it again...and I don't think I'm the only one!
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