The Contract (Kontrakt) 44 years old
Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.
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The Contract Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leslie Caron She was 50, now 93 years old | as Penelope |
| Beata Tyszkiewicz She was 43, now 86 years old | as Nina |
| Liliana Komorowska She was 25, now 68 years old | as Ballet Dancer |
| Krzysztof Kolberger He was 31, 60 years old when he died | as Piotr Ostoja-Okedzki |
| Tadeusz Łomnicki He was 54, 64 years old when he died | as Adam Ostoja-Okedzki |
| Maja Komorowska She was 44, now 86 years old | as Dorota, Adam's Wife |
| Nina Andrycz She was 68, 101 years old when she died | as Olga Aleksandrowa |
| Zofia Mrozowska She was 58, 60 years old when she died | as Maria |
The Contract Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Anna B. Sheppard as Costume Design. She was 36 (now 78) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Krzysztof Zanussi as Director. He was 41 (now 85) years old | Directing |
| Krzysztof Zanussi as Writer. He was 41 (now 85) years old | Writing |
The Contract (44 years)
- Release day: Monday, November 17, 1980
- Runtime: 114 minutes