''Conversation with a Cupboard Man'' ( pl, Rozmowa z człowiekiem z szafy, also known as ''The Conversation with the Man from the Closet'') is a 1993 Polish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written and directed by

Mariusz Grzegorzek Mariusz is a Slavic-language masculine name, and may refer to: *Mariusz Czerkawski (b. 1972), Polish ice hockey player * Mariusz Duda (b. 1975), Polish musician *Mariusz Fyrstenberg (b. 1980), Polish tennis player * Mariusz Jędra *Mariusz Jop *Mari ...

and loosely based on a short story by

Ian McEwan Ian Russell McEwan, (born 21 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, ''The Times'' featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and ''The Daily Telegraph'' ranked him number 19 in its list of th ...

. The film was entered into the main competition at the 50th edition of the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

. It also won the Special Jury Prize at the 1993

Polish Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ''Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni'') is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk (1974–1986), now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every year sin ...

Plot

Charles sits for hours in a wardrobe in a rented room on the attic, looking back on his whole life. He was brought up by a single mother who loved his only child with a sick desperate feeling and limited all his world to her own person. Charles' tragedy began with his adolescence. It made his mother aware of her feminity that resulted in her new marriage. Together with a new husband she decided to send the boy to a school for retarded children. Upon leaving the school Charles starts to seek his longing mother who moved out, in a meanwhile, not giving any address...

Cast

* Bożena Adamek as Mother * Rafał Olbrychski as Karol * Karol Cieślar as Karol (3 years old) * Maciej Wilk as Karol (7 years old) *

Adam Ferency Adam Ferency (born 5 October 1951) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television 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 Cann ...

as Kitchen Master *

Marek Walczewski Marek Walczewski (9 April 1937 – 26 May 2009) was a Polish actor. He appeared in 55 films and television shows between 1963 and 2004. Partial filmography * '' Passenger'' (1963) - Tadeusz, husband of Marta * ''Ruchome piaski'' (1969) - F ...

as Teacher *

Stanisława Celińska Stanisława Celińska (born 29 April 1947 in Warsaw, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has ...

as Postwoman *

Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over ...

as Inspector * Ewa Frąckiewicz as Mrs. Weiss * Marek Siudym as Mother's Fiancé * Piotr Pawłowski as Deth * Wiesława Mazurkiewicz as Old Gravedigger * Katarzyna Bargiełowska as Young Cook

References

External links

* 1993 drama films Films directed by Ildikó Enyedi Polish drama films 1993 directorial debut films 1993 films {{Poland-film-stub