Teddy Bear

Audience Reviews

View All (27) audience reviews

Audience Member Smart, absurd, outrageously funny, brilliantly acted, scathingly critical, and, at least for Polish (and maybe other) audiences who grew up under socialism, tragic and moving. Unfortunately, much of its brilliance is lost in translation, and the film might not make sense to viewers unfamiliar with post-WWII Eastern European history. The general plot is as described by other reviewers; it serves as a vehicle for a tour of life under Soviet-imposed socialism, covering different social strata -- from the high-rolling, parasitic Communist Party minister residing atop the Palac Kultury to the motivation-lacking boiler room workers, drinking their lives away while the tenants freeze. At its core, the film is about a disintegrating society driven to and witnessing daily acts of absurdity. Of course, the depiction is a bit exaggerated, but it's not far off from the reality of that time. Humor can be a powerful weapon. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A truly great satirical take on the situation in Poland during the hard period of Communism. Everything is totally exaggerated, the story is laughable and simply ridiculous, the jokes are intelligent and hilarious, the dialogues are witty, and the characters look like they were taken straight out of Polish streets. However, it will be truly funny only for people, who know a bit about the culture and history of Poland, and who can correspond in a way to the events and problems of Polish society in the Communistic era. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant, bizarre, outrageously funny, and, on a scale of 1 to Polish, this one ranks hysterically high. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member "Oczko sie odlepilo. Temu Misiu!" The best comedy of the constant absurdity of life in the communist reality. I remember it and always laugh. Plus memorable quotes: - Nie moge wyslac tej depeszy! Nie ma takiego miasta, Londyn! Jest Ladek, Ladek Zdroj, tak... = - I can't sent this dispatch! There's no such city Londyn! There is Ladek, Ladek Zdroj ... " Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member MIŚ nic dodać nic ująć. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Wonderful, wonderful satire of the former People's Republic of Poland. We now watch it with a nostalgic cast of mind, but this reality is/was so well known for many of us, Poles. It is quite hermetic though, and I am not sure anyone who has not had a taste of leaving in our old "skrzeczaca rzeczywistosc" would understand the premise. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Teddy Bear

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW