Polonaise

2002·Movie
1h 22min
66
GoodGoodWatch score

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Polonaise fingerprint

Strong craft, light on feelings.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace6
  • Adrenaline5

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Melancholy6
  • Romance5
  • Pathos5

Humor

Some satire and absurdist humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody7
  • Absurdist Humor6
  • Situational Comedy5

World

Everyday modern life, the mind, and society

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • World Immersion6
  • Ambiguity6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Narrative Structure7
  • Dialogue Quality7
  • Character Depth7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition5

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About

In the TV film Polonaise, traffic jams have grown into a phenomenon in which traffic jam call girls, hairdressers and photographers enliven the endless delays. The film follows a number of people in a jam on the A5. The central character is a Pole in an expensive Saab Convertible, who is wanted by the police. A red Panda carries the heavily pregnant Hilde and her cynical sister. Hilde is worried because she has not seen her friend anymore after a quarrel. In an old Saab, a young couple is bickering. She is a `yuppie cunt' who stakes her marriage for a parking licence and is tired of her husband smoking dope. Charlie the music promoter is driving his son's car. He likes traffic jams, because they allow him to settle his deals undisturbed and meet his secret love, the traffic jam call girl Nena. While the characters are confronted with each other and themselves more and more, tension rises to a peak. A radio pirate connects the story lines with his chatter.
Traffic Jam SatireAbsurdist ComedySocial CommentaryInterconnected StoriesEccentric CharactersPsychological TensionContemporaryDutch Film

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Is Polonaise worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Polonaise rated?

Strong language

Content advisories: strong language.

How long is Polonaise?

1 h 22 min

Polonaise runs 1 h 22 min.

What language is Polonaise in?

Dutch

It was made in Dutch. Produced in Netherlands.

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