Versus is a new format dedicated to film adaptations of famous works of literature. As this year is the Year of Fredro, we have selected two film versions of “Revenge”, which we will show one after the other. And after the screenings, there will be a discussion in which we will compare both productions in various aspects.
The Revenge, dir. Bohdan Korzeniewski, Antoni Bohdziewicz (Poland) 1956, 93’, 12+
Two quarreling neighbors, Cześnik Raptusiewicz and Rejent Milczek, are fighting over the border wall. However, they are not aware that their pupils, Wacław and Klara, are in love with each other. Starring: Jan Kurnakowicz, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Jacek Woszczerowicz, Ryszard Barycz, Danuta Szaflarska and Tadeusz Kondrat.
The Revenge, dir. Andrzej Wajda (Poland) 2002, 100’, 12+
Two quarreling neighbors, Cześnik Raptusiewicz and Rejent Milczek, are fighting over the border wall. However, they are not aware that their pupils, Wacław and Klara, are in love with each other. Starring: Janusz Gajos, Agata Buzek, Andrzej Seweryn, Rafał Królikowski, Katarzyna Figura and Roman Polański.
