My Nikifor
- September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16) (Gdynia Polish Film Festival)
- September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24) (Poland)
My Nikifor (Polish: Mój Nikifor) is a 2004 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. It is based on the life of Nikifor, a folk and naïve painter.
Cast
- Krystyna Feldman as Nikifor
- Roman Gancarczyk as Marian Włosiński
- Lucyna Malec as Hanna Włosińska
- Jerzy Gudejko as Ryszard Nowak
- Artur Steranko as Doctor Rosen
- Jowita Miondlikowska as Cleaning Lady Kowalska
- Marian Dziędziel as Budnik
Release
In the United Kingdom, My Nikifor opened with a box office gross of only £7 upon its release in 2007, making it the lowest-grossing film release in British history.[2][3]
Reception
Basing on 8 critics, My Nikifor holds an 88% rank on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6/10.[4]
Wally Hammond of Time Out gave the film 3 out of 5 and called acting as "solid".[5]
In a review for Variety, Leslie Felperin wrote: "Though in most respects a conventional painter's biopic, My Nikifor has some interesting warps in its canvas".[6]
According to Thomas Dawson of BBC, the film "is a spare yet affecting cinematic portrait".[7]
Awards
- 2005 Crystal Globe at the 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where also Krauze won the Best Director Award for the film.[8]
- 2005 Polish Film Awards for best actress, best cinematography, best sound, best editing and best production design
- 2005 Chicago International Film Festival (Gold Hugo)[9]
- 2005 Polish Film Festival in America (Golden Teeth Award)[10]
Bibliography
- Brooks, Xan (14 September 2007). "My Nikifor". The Guardian.
- "My Nikifor Review". Total Film. GamesRadar+. 14 September 2007.
References
- ^ "My Nikifor (2004)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Hill, Amelia (26 March 2010). "The Uma Thurman film so bad it made £88 on opening weekend". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Codling, Kit (28 March 2010). "Uma Thurman film is mother of all flops". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Moj Nikifor (My Nikifor) (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Hammond, Wally (10 September 2007). "My Nikifor". Time Out.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (10 November 2004). "My Nikifor". Variety.
- ^ Dawson, Thomas (5 September 2007). "My Nikifor (2007)". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Polish film wins Czech honours". BBC News. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Brian (18 October 2005). "'My Nikifor' and 'The Boys of Baraka' Honored at Chicago International Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Awards". Polish Film Festival in America. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links
- My Nikifor at IMDb
- v
- t
- e
- The Last Stage (1948)
- The Battle of Stalingrad (1949)
- The Fall of Berlin (1950)
- Dream of a Cossack (1951)
- The Unforgettable Year 1919 (1952)
- True Friends – Salt of the Earth (1954)
- If All the Guys in the World (1956)
- Jagte Raho (1957)
- Stepbrothers – And Quiet Flows the Don (1958)
- Splendid Days (1960)
- Nine Days in One Year (1962)
- Accused (1964)
- No award (1966)
- Capricious Summer (1968)
- Kes (1970)
- Taming of the Fire (1972)
- A Lover's Romance (1974)
- Cantata de Chile (1976)
- White Bim Black Ear – Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)
- The Fiancee (1980)
- Red Bells (1982)
- Leo Tolstoy (1984)
- A Street to Die (1986)
- Hibiscus Town (1988)
- No award (1990)
- Krapatchouk (1992)
- My Soul Brother (1994)
- The Ride (1995)
- Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
- Ma vie en rose (1997)
- Streetheart (1998)
- Yana's Friends (1999)
- Me You Them (2000)
- Amélie (2001)
- Year of the Devil (2002)
- Facing Windows (2003)
- A Children's Story (2004)
- My Nikifor (2005)
- Sherrybaby (2006)
- Jar City (2007)
- Terribly Happy (2008)
- Angel at Sea (2009)
- The Mosquito Net (2010)
- Restoration (2011)
- The Almost Man (2012)
- The Notebook (2013)
- Corn Island (2014)
- Bob and the Trees (2015)
- It's Not the Time of My Life (2016)
- Little Crusader (2017)
- I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018)
- The Father (2019)
- As Far as I Can Walk (2021)
- Summer with Hope (2022)
- Blaga's Lessons (2023)
- A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things (2024)