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The Contract

1982·Movie
1h 54min
61
DecentGoodWatch score

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Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.
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61
DecentGoodWatch score

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How long is The Contract?

1 h 54 min

The Contract runs 1 h 54 min.

What language is The Contract in?

Polish

It was made in Polish. Produced in Poland.