The Big Animal

Name: The Big Animal
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2000
Rating: 85.83333333333334
Cast: Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna, Dominika Bednarczyk, Błażej Wójcik, Andrzej Franczyk

2000·Movie

1h 13min

Ratings

85/100

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7.1

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About

Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple in a Polish village. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately adopts it as a pet.

DNA

Genres: Magical Realism Family Film
Mood: WhimsicalHeartwarmingPlayfulQuirkyLight-Hearted
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
Overcoming PrejudiceUnlikely FriendshipFinding Joy In The Unexpected
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
Small-Town LifeUnconventional Pet AdoptionCultural DifferencesEmbracing DiversityExploring Human-Animal BondNavigating Local Bureaucracy
Pacing: LeisurelyEpisodic
Narrative: Episodic StructureReal-Time Narrative
Dialog: Inner MonologueColloquial Language
Character Types: InnocentCaregiverEveryman
Humor: Situational ComedyPlayful TeasingSurreal Humor
Time: Present Day
Place: Rural Countryside
Cinematic Style: Steadicam ShotsWide ShotsBright Color Palette
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Jerzy Stuhr, Paweł Edelman

Written by:

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Produced by:

Sławomir Rogowski, Janusz Morgenstern

Composed by:

Abel Korzeniowski

Cast

Jerzy Stuhr

Zygmunt Sawicki

Anna Dymna

Maria Sawicka

Dominika Bednarczyk

Bank Clerk

Błażej Wójcik

Bank Clerk

Andrzej Franczyk

Bank Manager

Feliks Szajnert

Drunkard

Andrzej Kozak

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