THE ECCENTRICS, THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
synopsis
In the late 1950s Fabian, a war emigrant, jazz trombonist and brilliant dancer, returns from England to Poland. Together with a group of local eccentrics and amateur musicians he starts a swing band. After their first gig people’s interest with the band surpasses all expectations. Fabian meets and intriguing Modesta and asks her to perform with his orchestra. They soon become lovers. They are like two colorful birds against the dreary reality. Their looks and behavior arouse a longing for freedom and prosperity. However, one day Modetsa disappears.
international title: | The Eccentrics, The Sunny Side Of The Street |
original title: | Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy |
country: | Poland |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Janusz Majewski |
film run: | 112' |
screenplay: | Janusz Majewski, Wlodzimierz Kowalewski |
cast: | Maciej Stuhr, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Natalia Rybicka, Anna Dymna, Wojciech Pszoniak, Wiktor Zborowski, Marian Dziędziel, Adam Ferency, Wladyslaw Kowalski |
cinematography by: | Adam Bajerski |
film editing: | Milenia Fiedler |
art director: | Andrzej Haliński |
costumes designer: | Elżbieta Radke |
music: | Wojciech Karolak |
producer: | Wlodzimierz Niderhaus |
co-producer: | Robert Kijak |
production: | WFDiF - Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych |