Synopsis
"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on which another man sits, plucking a dead bird. They stop to trade places; the one now on the sleigh takes out his knitting. Accidents, misunderstandings, disagreements, and an outright fight await our absurd protagonists as their trip to nowhere continues, first with one pulling, then the other. What if they were to lose the sleigh? What rules of civilization and partnership would guide them then?
Key facts
Cast
Michala Zolnierkiewicza, Henryka Klube
Original language
Polish
Crew
Screenplay
Roman Polanski, Andrzej Kondriatiuk
Editing
Halina Prugar, Janina Niedzwiedzka
Music
Krzysztof T. Komeda
Stills
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Festival History
- Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 1963 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Les Mammifères | |
| Alternate title | Mammals | |
| Alternate title | Mammifères |
Full credits
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Cast | Michala Zolnierkiewicza, Henryka Klube |
| Screenplay | Roman Polanski, Andrzej Kondriatiuk |
| Editing | Halina Prugar, Janina Niedzwiedzka |
| Music | Krzysztof T. Komeda |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
