Moonlighting (1982)
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Duration: 97 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom / West Germany
Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Eugene Lipinski and Jiří Stanislav
IMDb score:
7,3 (3.818)
Releasedate: 18 September 1982
Moonlighting plot
Polish employer Nowak takes his work team to London, where they can do poorly paid work for the government. Nowak must manage the project while the workers discover the temptations of the West and miss their families. He tries to keep his workmen a secret until they can safely return to their Poland.
Actors and actresses
Nowak
Banaszak
Wolski
Kudaj
Neighbor
Supermarket Manager
Hire Shop Man
Aquascutum Assistant
Aquascutum Shoplifter (as Jennifer Landor)
Timber Man
Reviews & comments
Quentin
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- 10202 messages
- 8538 votes
Strong drama, in which Irons plays a wonderful role as a symbol for the Polish government and their politics. 3.5*
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Gorro
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- 701 messages
- 11654 votes
Strong political allegory on the Polish political climate around 1982. Jeremy Irons' role represents the communist regime and the three Polish workers the Solidarity movement. The simple story of Polish workers who illegally go to England for a month to refurbish a house for their boss offers many opportunities to shed light on various political aspects. The way the regime oppresses the people, keeps them in the dark and abuses power for its own interests are examples of this. Even without the political layer, it is a beautiful film, with a number of beautiful scenes, including the opening scene and the scene in which the strong playing Jeremy Irons threatens to lose himself and starts to hallucinate. ****
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scorsese
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- 13155 messages
- 11068 votes
Excellent film about a couple of Polish illegal migrant workers who redecorate a house in London. The film is set at the end of 1981 and is a beautiful time document. The circumstances in which the men find themselves are well worked out. Jeremy Irons carries the film with ease as the only English-speaking migrant who tries to make ends meet in every possible way (which results in many good scenes).
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