The Linnet

The Linnet

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 13, 1982

Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.

The Linnet

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 13, 1982

The Linnet
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Zespol Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Original title Konopielka
Directors Witold Leszczyński
Writers Edward Redliński, Witold Leszczyński

Cast

Krzysztof Majchrzak

as Kaziuk Bartoszewicz

Anna Seniuk

as Handzia, żona Kaziuka

Joanna Sienkiewicz

as Nauczycielka Jola

Jerzy Block

as Józef, tatko Kaziuka

Marek Siudym

as Michał, brat Kaziuka

Tomasz Jarosiński

as Ziutek, syn Kaziuka

Franciszek Pieczka

as Dziad / Pan Bóg we śnie Kaziuka

Anna Milewska

as Matka Boska w śnie Kaziuka

Arkadiusz Bazak

as Delegat z powiatu

Jan Jurewicz

as Filip

Jacek Kałucki

as Zbyszek, asystent geodety, kochanek nauczycielki

Marek Kępiński

as Geodeta

Jan Paweł Kruk

as Dunaj

Tadeusz Wojtych

as Domin

Wojciech Zagórski

as Szymon "Kuśtyk"

Sylwester Maciejewski

as Żołnierz na motorówce (niewymieniony w czołówce)