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The Bench (2004)
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Original name: Ławeczka
Genre: Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Komediodramat na podstawie sztuki Aleksandra Gelmana. Piotr (Artur Żmijewski) i Kasia (Jolanta Fraszyńska) spotykają się na tytułowej ławeczce. Piotr szybko próbuje wprosić się do Kasi z pierwszą wizytą. Okazuje się, że już kiedyś się spotkali...
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
seduction, relationships, single mother, female protagonist, bittersweet, memory loss, personal growth, intimacy, city life, regret, moral ambiguity, slice of life, working class, mistaken identity, love, ship, womanizer, jealousy, single woman, lie, male female relationship, ship captain, gay friend, dialogue driven, reunion ...
Time:
contemporary
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