Matthew's Days
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Matthew's Days is a 1968 Polish drama film
directed by Witold Leszczyński
. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 41st Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film is based on Tarjei Vesaas
' novel The Birds
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Witold Leszczyński
Witold Leszczyński
Witold Leszczyński was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1959 and 2001.-Filmography:* Requiem * Koloss * Siekierezada * Konopielka...
. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival...
, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 41st Academy Awards
41st Academy Awards
The 41st Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1969 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. It was the first Academy Awards ceremony broadcast worldwide. There was no host....
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film is based on Tarjei Vesaas
Tarjei Vesaas
[Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Born in Vinje, Telemark, Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II....
' novel The Birds
The Birds (novel)
The Birds, original Nynorsk title Fuglane, is a novel by Norwegian author Tarjei Vesaas. It was first released in 1957, and has been translated into several languages.-Synopsis:...
.
Cast
- Franciszek PieczkaFranciszek PieczkaFranciszek Pieczka is a Polish film and stage actor. A graduate of the Theatrical Academy in Warsaw, he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra...
- Mateusz - Anna Milewska - Olga
- Wirgiliusz Gryn - Jan
- Aleksander Fogiel - Host
- Hanna Skarzanka - Hostess
- Malgorzata BraunekMalgorzata BraunekMałgorzata Braunek is a Polish film and stage actress. In 1969 she graduated at Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Warsaw. She is a former wife of director Andrzej Żuławski and a mother of actor and film director Xawery Żuławski.Małgorzata Braunek is also a long-time practitioner and...
- Anna - Maria Janiec - Ewa
- Elzbieta Nowacka - Girl
- Kazimierz Borowiec - Boy
- Aleksander Iwaniec - Hunter
- Joanna Szczerbic
See also
- List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film