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Tricks

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A six year old boy tries to manipulate fate to reunite his father with his mother.

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David Parkinson Empire Magazine Charming and engrossing with beautifully drawn characters. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2009 Full Review Dave Calhoun Time Out Bathed in summer light, 'Tricks' offers a warm portrait of childhood and attributes unusual intelligence and emotional instincts to its subjects. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2009 Full Review Wendy Ide Times (UK) A child's-eye view of parochial Poland during a sleepy, endless summer, Tricks is handsomely photographed but defiantly lacking in drama. Rated: 3/5 Sep 4, 2009 Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) The slightly-too-calculated cuteness of Andrzej Jakimowski's film didn't induce any warm fuzziness in me, but the neatly crafted plot kept me engaged. Rated: 3/5 Sep 7, 2009 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) This is a sad, muted, delicately observed film with strong naturalistic performances. Sep 7, 2009 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Polish filmmaker Jakimowski taps into his own childhood for this engaging and warmly authentic slice of life drama. Blending comedy and a hint of magical realism, this beautiful little film really gets under the skin. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 4, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member O menino Stefek desafia o destino aos seis anos de idade. Ele acredita que a cadeia de eventos que ele põe em marcha irá ajudá-lo a se aproximar do pai, que abandonou sua mãe. Sua irmã Elka, de 17 anos, ajuda-o a aprender como "subornar" o destino com pequenos sacrifícios. Trapaças e coincidências até conseguem trazer o pai para perto da mãe, mas as coisas não saem como o planejado. Desesperado, Stefek põe à prova sua boa sorte com o mais arriscado de seus truques. O filme ganhou dois prêmios no festival de Veneza de 2007: o Cinema Europa Label de melhor filme europeu e o Lanterna Mágica, na seção chamada Giornate degli Autori. Prêmio Especial do Júri na 31ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member You would need to have a very cold heart not to love this film. Polish film subtitled. Great easy listening music throughout. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely stunning. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Rare spécimen de film polonais à parvenir jusqu'aux rivages belges, "Un conte d'été polonais" est une belle surprise compte tenu des pré-conçus qu'on peut nourrir vis-à-vis du cinéma de l'Est. De quoi parle-t-il au juste ce conte d'été polonais ? De pas grand chose en fait...ou plutôt de choses simples (et sans se presser en plus!) : la vie, la famille, le destin, le hasard, la chance, l'ennui. Mais il le fait avec une franche honnêteté et une réelle fantaisie, sans jamais verser dans le pathos ni dans l'exceptionnalité factice. Le plaisir pris au spectacle provient, entre autres, de ces petites choses simples dont on avait oublié jusqu'alors à quel point elle peuvent alimenter la journée d'un enfant et de la magie qui se dégage d'actions et d'événements on ne peut plus anodins. Avec ces modestes atouts, il parvient mystérieusement à procurer un sentiment d'évasion alors que son cadre et son principe ne s'y prêtaient à priori pas. Les actions répétitives, l'humanité des personnages, les couleurs chaleureuses (qui rendraient presque attirante la petite ville décrépite dans laquelle se déroule le récit)...tous ces éléments invitent à se plonger dans la torpeur estivale de cette Pologne écrasée de chaleur où le temps semble s'être arrêté. On cède bien vite à ces avances mollement insistantes et, croyez-moi ou non, au bout d'une heure trente, on se sent curieusement bien ! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Dużo osób w Polsce chwaliło ten film, moim zdaniem, jest to po prostu nudna produkcja z której nic nie wynika. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member this is really good. wonderful climate created Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A six year old boy tries to manipulate fate to reunite his father with his mother.
Director
Andrzej Jakimowski
Producer
Andrzej Jakimowski
Screenwriter
Andrzej Jakimowski
Production Co
Canal+ Polska, Zjednoczenie Artystów i Rzemieślników, Telewizja Polska S.A. Agencja Filmowa, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych, Opus Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 35m