Bird Talk (2019)
Based on a script by Andrzej Żuławski, this is a fascinating on-screen dialogue between father and son that combines nostalgia and fury, the sublime with humor, and old-school style with a sharp, penetrating look at Polish reality. The eponymous bird talk is the language used by those excluded from the aggressive majority: a history teacher tormented by children, a teacher of Polish studies fired from his job, a girl who cleans a banker’s villa, a florist with a club foot and a student with a fascination for cinema. Pushed to the margins by the extreme right, they defend themselves with irony, songs and quotes from the classics.
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Great Film overall
It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.