A Week in the Life of a Man
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| Directed by | Jerzy Stuhr |
| Screenplay by | Jerzy Stuhr |
| Starring | Jerzy Stuhr Gosia Dobrowolska |
| Cinematography | Edward Kłosiński |
| Edited by | Elzbieta Kurkowska |
| Music by | Wojciech Kilar |
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| Language | Polish |
A Week in the Life of a Man (Polish: Tydzień z życia mężczyzny) is a 1999 Polish comedy-drama film written and directed by Jerzy Stuhr. It premiered into the main competition at the 56th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
- Jerzy Stuhr as Adam Borowski
- Gosia Dobrowolska as Anna Borowski
- Danuta Szaflarska as Adam's mother
- Alex Możdżyński as Dominik
- Ewa Skibińska as Marta
- Krzysztof Stroiński as Oles
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 56th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it entered the main competition.[1][2]
Reception
Variety's critic David Stratton praised the film, noting its Krzysztof Kieślowski's influences and calling it an "intelligent and subtle" "incisive analysis of the double standards and self-delusion apparently rampant in the late '90s Poland".[1] Rzeczpospolita's critic Barbara Hollender described the film as "deeply rooted in Polish reality, offering an in-depth analysis of the condition of the present-day intelligentsia, showing the dilemmas of people who matured under different circumstances, and today are trying to find their way around the new reality".[3] Time Out called it "a solid, well-mounted and nicely performed drama".[4]
The film got 7 Polish Film Award nominations, including for best film, best director, best screenplay, and best actor.[3] It won the Jury's Special Prize and the Association of Polish Filmmakers Award at the 1999 Polish Film Festival.[3]
References
- 1 2 Stratton, David (7 September 1999). "A Week in the Life of a Man". Variety. Vol. 376, no. 3. p. 65. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Kezich, Tullio (3 September 1999). "Quel magistrato polacco ricorda Di Pietro". Corriere della Sera. p. 37.
- 1 2 3 Pawluśkiewicz, Joanna (6 August 2008). "A Week in the Life of a Man - Jerzy Stuhr". Culture.pl. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "A Week in the Life of a Man". Time Out. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2026.