Memoirs of a Sinner (Polish: Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany) is a 1986 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, starring Piotr Bajor. The film is an adaptation of James Hogg's The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824) and tells the tale of the protagonist Robert and his doppelganger.
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| Directed by | Wojciech Jerzy Has |
| Written by | Michal Komar |
| Based on | The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg |
| Starring | Piotr Bajor Maciej Kozłowski Janusz Michalowski Hanna Stankówna Ewa Wiśniewska |
| Cinematography | Grzegorz Kedzierski |
| Edited by | Barbara Lewandowska-Conio and Wanda Zeman |
| Music by | Jerzy Maksymiuk |
| Distributed by | Zespol Filmowy "Rondo" |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Premise edit
Robert (Piotr Bajor) is exhumed from the grave by a gang of grave robbers and is forced to recount his life story - a struggle between good and evil, embodied in his doppelganger whom he eventually kills.[1]
Cast edit
- Piotr Bajor as Robert
- Maciej Kozłowski as Stranger
- Janusz Michalowski as Pastor
- Hanna Stankówna as Rabina
- Ewa Wiśniewska as Laura
- Franciszek Pieczka as Logan
- Anna Dymna as Dominika
- Katarzyna Figura as Cyntia
- Jan Jankowski as Gustaw
- Jan Pawel Kruk as Guard
- Andrzej Krukowski
- Zdzislaw Kuzniar
- Zofia Merle
- Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak as Samuel
- Elwira Romanczuk as Malgorzata
Production edit
The film was filmed in the village of Klęk in the Polish province of Łódź.[2]
Release edit
The film was released on 20 October 1986.[3] Jerzy Maksymiuk's score won the award for Best Score at the 1986 Polish Film Festival.
Comparison with the book edit
Has maintains the strangeness central to the novel, although he tends to focus on the creation of unease, intrigue and beautiful images rather than Hogg's satire on Calvinist predestination.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Osobisty Pamietnik Grzesznika Przez Niego Samego Spisany (1986) New York Times Movies
- ^ Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany filmpolski.pl
- ^ "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ Cairns, David (14 November 2013) The Forgotten: Both of Me MUBI.com Notebook
