First pancake coma About political figures of the early XX century such as Stalin, Hitler, Churchill, etc. filmed many biographies, but few films about the Polish dictator Jozef Pilsudski, and then he appeared in them as a secondary character. And here in 2019 comes the first full-length biopic about the marshal.
One of the main problems of the tape is familiarity with the characters. With the hero of the same name and his family, everything is simple. The rest of us look like one face. “Who are all these people?” I asked myself for two hours in the film. Although I am fond of history, and of course I may not know something, but in such cases we could at least make explanatory titles to the characters. Also, from memorable moments, I can highlight the escape from the hospital of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the demonstration in Gzhibovsky Square and the assumption of the post of head of state, all the remaining screen time is made up of dialogues of people unfamiliar to me and indistinguishable meetings of the PPS and the actions of the combat organization.
As far as historical accuracy is concerned, I have found no errors. But at the same time, I did not discover anything new, except for the fact that Mr. Pilsudski was in a psychiatric hospital. The scene of the train robbery is historically authentic, but too Western. I think I chose a period of biography, in which there are a few key events.
However, there are advantages to the film. Costumes and decorations allow you to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of that time. The character of Boris Shits turned out charismatic. Schitz himself is very similar to the commandant, although he will appear with those same tendrils only at the end.
Although he fought for Poland’s independence from the Russian Empire, the film does not portray Russians as tyrants. No cranberries. It is even done so that any viewer will sympathize with the gendarmes whose murders are committed by a militant organization.
The film has a good picture, an atmospheric soundtrack, but a poorly oriented viewer will find it difficult to perceive the picture. To be honest, I expected more. Given the fact that this is the first film entirely devoted to the biography of the marshal, one can hope to work on the mistakes. At least once you can look to expand your horizons.
5 out of 10