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Interesting facts

Sublokator is a Polish comedy film from 1966 directed by Janusz Majewski, based on his own screenplay. The film tells the story of the titular subtenant, a member of the intelligentsia class, who finds himself trapped in a villa with three women representing different generations.

Production

Sublokator was produced by the Kamera Film Production Team. The film was directed and written by Janusz Majewski, who later explained the film’s sociological meaning, describing Sublokator as an analysis of a disillusioned generation: "There is a generation in society that didn’t participate in the war, didn’t want to engage in the social revolution, and cannot connect with the new, ideologically empty generation...

Majewski had previously worked with Barbara Ludwiżanka, who played one of the female leads, on a TV play Wierny robot (1961) based on Stanisław Lem's work. He also became acquainted with Jan Machulski, who portrayed Ludwik, on the sets of the TV films Docent H. (1964) and Pierwszy pawilon (1965).

At the review meeting, the film was received positively. More serious comments about the project were made by Jerzy Pomianowski (his request to shorten the length was ultimately not heeded by Majewski) and Wanda Jakubowska, who stated that she "felt somewhat presented as a fool who cannot decipher something but only suspects". However, the project was directed towards production.

The world premiere of Sublokator took place in October 1966 at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, where it received the International Federation of Film Critics Award. In Poland, it was released on 7 January 1967. A digitally restored version premiered on 7 November 2016, organized by the Polish Filmmakers Association.

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