Our God's Brother
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| Directed by | Krzysztof Zanussi |
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| Story by | Karol Wojtyła |
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| Cinematography | Ryszard Lenczewski |
| Edited by | Marek Denys |
| Music by | Wojciech Kilar |
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Our God's Brother (Polish: Brat naszego Boga, Italian: Fratello del nostro Dio, German: Die Farbe des Lebens) is a 1997 drama film co-written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. A co-production between Poland, Italy and Germany, it is based on a play by Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, and it depicts real life events of priest and artist Albert Chmielowski.[1][2]
The film premiered out of competition at the 54th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[3]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (May 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Scott Wilson as Adam Chmielowski
- Christoph Waltz as Maksymilian Gierymski
- Wojciech Pszoniak as the Stranger
- Riccardo Cucciolla as the Monk
- Grażyna Szapołowska as Helena Modjeska
- Jerry Flynn as Lucjan
- Andrey Rudenskiy as Stanisław Witkiewicz
- Maciej Orlos as Jerzy
- Jerzy Nowak as Anthony
- Krzysztof Kumor as Wuj Józef
- Tadeusz Bradecki as the Theologue
- Andrzej Deskur as Young Adam Chmielowski
- Piotr Adamczyk as Hubert
- Krzysztof Janczar as Wiktor
References
[edit]- ^ Kraszewski, Charles S. (2002). ""Our God's Brother": A Conversation with Krzysztof Zanussi". The Polish Review. 47 (3): 280–288. ISSN 0032-2970. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ Stratton, David (5 January 1998). "Our God's Brother". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ Nepoti, Roberto (7 September 1997). "Il Santo di Papa Wojtyla tra i dannati di Varsavia". La Repubblica. p. 35.
