Kingsize (Kingsajz)
1987, 107 min
Country: Poland Studio: Facets Cast: Grzegorz Herominski, Jacek Chmielnik, Jan Machulski, Jerzy Stuhr, Joachim Lamza, Katarzyna Figura, Maciej Kozlowski Director: Juliusz Machulski Screenwriter: Jolanta Hartwig, Juliusz Machulski Rating: Not Rated Our Rating: Not yet reviewed. FROM THE LINER NOTESThe vivid imagination of Juliusz Machulski (Sexmission) brings another hilarious satire on Poland's Communist era.In the basement of a library, where the old card catalogs are stacked, is the kingdom of Shuflandia, where a community of tiny people live. The Big Eater, who controls a potion that can make them grow to a human size, called "king-size", rules them. After The Big Eater rewards a young scientist for his good behavior by making him king-size, the scientist does not want to return to tiny Shufflandia, as he has fallen in love with a beautiful woman. Filled with absurdist imagery and preposterous ideas, Kingsize makes clever use of its oversize set design and features a wonderful comic performance by Poland's beloved Polish actor Jerzy Stuhr (Kieslowski's Decalogue and White). (Polish with English subtitles) Editor's Suggestions
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