My Nikifor
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{{Infobox film
| name = My Nikifor
| image =
| director = Krzysztof Krauze
| writer = Krzysztof Krauze
Joanna Kos-Krauze
Jack Kelleher
| starring = Krystyna Feldman
{{ill|Roman Gancarczyk|pl}}
Lucyna Malec
| cinematography = Krzysztof Ptak
| country = Poland
| language = Polish
| gross = $ 213,505{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0425278/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=My Nikifor (2004)|website=Box Office Mojo}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2004|9|16|Gdynia Polish Film Festival|2004|9|24|Poland}}
}}
My Nikifor ({{langx|pl|Mój Nikifor}}) is a 2004 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. It is based on the life of Nikifor, a folk and naïve painter.
Cast
- Krystyna Feldman as Nikifor
- Roman Gancarczyk as Marian Włosiński
- Lucyna Malec as Hanna Włosińska
- Jerzy Gudejko as Ryszard Nowak
- Artur Steranko as Doctor Rosen
- Jowita Miondlikowska as Cleaning Lady Kowalska
- Marian Dziędziel as Budnik
Reception
Basing on 8 critics, My Nikifor holds an 88% rank on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moj-nikifor-my-nikifor|title=Moj Nikifor (My Nikifor) (2004)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|accessdate=24 July 2021}}
Wally Hammond of Time Out gave the film 3 out of 5 and called acting as "solid".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/my-nikifor|last=Hammond|first=Wally|title=My Nikifor|magazine=Time Out|date=10 September 2007}}
In a review for Variety, Leslie Felperin wrote: "Though in most respects a conventional painter's biopic, My Nikifor has some interesting warps in its canvas".{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/my-nikifor-1200529597/|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|title=My Nikifor|magazine=Variety|date=10 November 2004}}
According to Thomas Dawson of BBC, the film "is a spare yet affecting cinematic portrait".{{cite news|date=5 September 2007|accessdate=24 July 2021|publisher=BBC News|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/09/10/my_nikifor_2007_review.shtml|last=Dawson|first=Thomas|title=My Nikifor (2007)}}
Awards
- 2005 Crystal Globe at the 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where also Krauze won the Best Director Award for the film.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4670965.stm|title=Polish film wins Czech honours|publisher=BBC News|date=11 July 2005|accessdate=24 July 2021}}
- 2005 Polish Film Awards for best actress, best cinematography, best sound, best editing and best production design
- 2005 Chicago International Film Festival (Gold Hugo){{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2005/10/my-nikifor-and-the-boys-of-baraka-honored-at-chicago-international-film-festival-77793/|last=Brooks|first=Brian|title='My Nikifor' and 'The Boys of Baraka' Honored at Chicago International Film Festival|work=IndieWire|date=18 October 2005|accessdate=24 July 2021}}
- 2005 Polish Film Festival in America (Golden Teeth Award){{cite web|url=https://pffamerica.org/en/awards/|title=Awards|publisher=Polish Film Festival in America|accessdate=24 July 2021}}
Bibliography
- {{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/sep/14/worldcinema|last=Brooks|first=Xan|title=My Nikifor|work=The Guardian|date=14 September 2007}}
- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/my-nikifor-review/|title=My Nikifor Review|magazine=Total Film|publisher=GamesRadar+|date=14 September 2007}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|425278}}
{{Crystal Globe}}
{{Golden Hugo}}
Category:Biographical films about painters
Category:2000s Polish-language films