Big Animal

Big Animal
Directed by	Jerzy Stuhr
Produced by	Sławomir Rogowski
Written by	Screenplay: Krzysztof Kieślowski Original short story: Kazimierz Orłoś
Starring	Anna Dymna Jerzy Stuhr Dominika Bednarczyk Andrzej Franczyk Stanisław Banaś Krzysztof Gluchowski
Music by	Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography	Paweł Edelman
Editing by	Elżbieta Kurkowska
Studio	Oscilloscope Milestone Films
Release date(s)	2000 (2000) (Poland) 2004 (US)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Big Animal (Polish: Duże zwierzę) is a 2000 Polish film directed by Jerzy Stuhr from a screenplay by Krzysztof Kieslowski, based on a short story by Kazimierz Orłoś.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Mr. Zygmunt Sawicki is a bank employee, who finds a camel in his yard one day. He decides to take charge of it and he and his wife Marysia take care of it. However, problems arise for both his fellow town-dwellers and the local authorities.

Cast

• Jerzy Stuhr as Zygmunt Sawicki
• Anna Dymna as Marysia Sawicka
• Andrzej Franczyk as Bank Manager
• Dominika Bednarczyk as Bank Clerk 1
• Błażej Wójcik as Bank Clerk 2
• Stanisław Banaś as Fire Chief
• Krzysztof Gluchowski as Mayor
• Feliks Szajnert as Drunkard

Production

The film was shot in the following locations: Warsaw, Tymbark, Myślenice, Rabka.

Awards

The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[4]

Festivals

• AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Competition) October 19–26, 2000.^[4]
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 5–15, 2000.^[4]
• London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) November 1–16, 2000.^[4]
• San Francisco International Film Festival April 19 - May 3, 2001.^[4]
• Sydney Film Festival June 8–22, 2001.^[4]

References

1. ^ Petrakis, John; Michael Wilmington (November 3, 2000). "12TH ANNUAL POLISH FILM FESTIVAL FULL OF PROMISE". Chicago Tribune (subscription required). http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/63136981.html?dids=63136981:63136981&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+03%2C+2000&author=John+Petrakis+Special+to+the+Tribune+Short+reviews+by+John+Petrakis+and+Michael+Wilmington&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=12TH+ANNUAL+POLISH+FILM+FESTIVAL+FULL+OF+PROMISE&pqatl=google. Retrieved August 10, 2009. 
2. ^ Elder, Robert K. (June 9, 2004). "Movie review: 'The Big Animal'". Hartford Courant. http://www.courant.com/topic/mmx-040609-movies-review-rke-biganimal,0,3142604.story. Retrieved August 11, 2009. 
3. ^ Fry, Ted (October 8, 2004). "Camel is at heart of sweet, poetic fable". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2002056918_big08.html. Retrieved August 11, 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "The Big Animal (2004)". Variety. http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/140013/The%20Big%20Animal.html?dataSet=1. Retrieved August 11, 2009. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Big Animal at the Internet Movie Database
• Big Animal at Rotten Tomatoes