Noose (1958 film)

The Noose (Pętla)
Directed by	Wojciech Jerzy Has
Screenplay by	Marek Hłasko, Wojciech Jerzy Has
Based on	Pętla; by Marek Hłasko
Starring	Gustaw Holoubek; Aleksandra Śląska; Teresa Szmigielówna; Tadeusz Fijewski; Stanisław Milski
Music by	Tadeusz Baird
Cinematography	Mieczyslaw Jahoda
Edited by	Zofia Dwornik
Production; company	Studio Filmowe Iluzjon
Release date	20 January 1958;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

The Noose (Polish: Pętla) is a Polish film released in 1958, directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, and starring Gustaw Holoubek. The film is an adaptation of a short story by Marek Hłasko, and follows a day in the life of an alcoholic.

Plot

Kuba Kowalski (Gustaw Holoubek) is an alcoholic who spends most of his day in his room with a bottle of vodka for company and a noose dangling from the ceiling. His ruminations are periodically interrupted by his girlfriend Krystyna (Aleksandra Slaska) banging on the door.[1]

Cast

Gustaw Holoubek as Kuba Kowalski
Aleksandra Śląska as Krystyna
Teresa Szmigielówna as Kuba's old love
Tadeusz Fijewski as Władek
Stanisław Milski as Rybicki
Władysław Dewoyno as Electrician Władek
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski as Supt. Zenek
Juliusz Grabowski as Waiter
Marian Jastrzębski as Tailor
Emil Karewicz as Waiter Gienek
Roman Kłosowski as Electrician Janek
Ignacy Machowski as Sergeant
Helena Makowska as Barmaid
Igor Przegrodzki as Kuba's friend
Zygmunt Zintel as Harmonist Poldei

Release

Released on 20 January 1958, the film is Has's debut feature film and regarded as one of the most interesting film adaptations of Marek Hłasko's work and actor Gustaw Holoubek's first great work.[2] The film's cynical vision ensured that communist authorities in Poland did not give it permission to be shown abroad.[3]

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References

Wojciech Jerzy Has culture.pl
Liehm, Mira and Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945, p. 183, University of California Press, 1977
Byron, Guillaume (2009-01-29) Wojciech J. Has - "The Noose" culturopoing.com

External links

Petla on IMDb

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[1] Wojciech Jerzy Has culture.pl

[2] Liehm, Mira and Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945, p. 183, University of California Press, 1977

[3] Byron, Guillaume (2009-01-29) Wojciech J. Has - "The Noose" culturopoing.com