''Johnnie Waterman'' ( pl, Jańcio Wodnik, also known as ''Johnnie the Aquarius'') is a 1994 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-g ...
directed by
Jan Jakub Kolski
Jan Jakub Kolski (born 29 January 1956) is a Polish film director, cinematographer, and writer.
Early life and career
Kolski was born in Wrocław, and comes from a family closely connected to cinema. His father, Roman Kolski, and his sister, Ewa ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1994 Cannes Film Festival
The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Pulp Fiction'' directed by Quentin Tarantino.
The festival opened with ''The Hudsucker Proxy'', directed by Joel Coen and closed with ''Seri ...
.
It won the
Findling Award
The Findling Award or short Findling (german: Findlingspreis) was a German film award donated by the umbrella organization of cultural cinemas and film clubs Verband für Filmkommunikation. It was founded in 1982 in GDR and was awarded on sever ...
in Cottbus.
Cast
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Franciszek Pieczka
Franciszek Maksymilian Pieczka (18 January 1928 – 23 September 2022) was a Polish actor. A graduate of the National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw (1954), he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra. He won the award for Best ...
- Jancio Wodnik
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Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska
Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska (born 16 February 1962) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in 22 films and television shows since 1988. She starred in ''Johnnie Waterman'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film ...
- Weronka
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Bogusław Linda - Stygma
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Katarzyna Aleksandrowicz - Oczyszczona
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Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz (born 7 September 1946) is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since his 1969 graduation from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków. Between 2002 and 2005, he was the President of ...
- Dziad
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Wieslaw Cichy - Umarlak
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Renata Palys - Zona Umarlaka
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Henryk Niebudek Henryk may refer to:
* Henryk (given name)
* Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland
* Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier
See also
* Henryk Batuta hoax
The Henryk Batuta hoax was a hoax perpetrated on the Polish ...
- Chlop
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Malgorzata Kaluzinska - Czarnowlosa
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Kazimierz Krzaczkowski - Ojciec Oczyszczonej
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Katarzyna Kurylonska - Dziewczyna Stygmy
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Mariusz Kilian - Pastuch
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Lech Gwit - Socha
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Izabela Kwinta-Kolakowska - Wiejska Dziewczyna
References
External links
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1994 films
1990s Polish-language films
1994 drama films
Films directed by Jan Jakub Kolski
Polish drama films
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