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One man. One village. A whole lot of communist-era rage.

A Story in Red (1974)

grittyunderdogvintage Eastern Bloc

Overview

DramaWar

Former soldier take up a fight with a bunch who attacks his home village

Flag of PLPLPolish
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jan Nowicki's simmering restraint before inevitable eruption.

Cinematography

Bleak rural landscapes that speak louder than dialogue.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you want to feel something quietly devastating.·Rewatch: Cinephiles tracking obscure Polish cinema from the 70s.
Heads up:Violence: Brief but brutal village attack sequences.·Emotional: Hope is not this film's priority.
Henryk Kluba

Director

Henryk Kluba

ReleasedOct 18, 1974
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Zespół Filmowy "Pryzmat"
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu

Top Cast

Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Kuryło

Alicja Jachiewicz

Alicja Jachiewicz

Regina

Tadeusz Janczar

Tadeusz Janczar

Paszkowski

Paweł Galia

Paweł Galia

Gralewski

Leszek Piskorz

Leszek Piskorz

Pracz

Janusz Kłosiński

Janusz Kłosiński

Grzybowski

Stanisław Gronkowski

Stanisław Gronkowski

Cinema projector

Józef Morgała

Józef Morgała

Szymula

Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

Gamekeeper

Irena Orska

Irena Orska

Pacześniakowa

Karol Podgórski

Karol Podgórski

Pajda

Edward Rączkowski

Edward Rączkowski

Huszcza

Henryk Talar

Henryk Talar

Zenek

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Made during Poland's thaw period, the film subtly critiques bureaucratic impotence while officially being about WWII resistance.

Trivia

Henryk Kluba was primarily a documentary filmmaker; this explains the almost ethnographic attention to village rituals.

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