Memoirs of a Sinner
| Memoirs of a Sinner | |
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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" |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
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.
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
