Robert Gonera Movies
The Polish fish-out-of-water farce Double (or Dublerzy) trails the misadventures of two hapless goofballs, Leon and Max, when they travel to a Sicilian wedding and inadvertently become embroiled in the doings of La Cosa Nostra. The obvious solution - an attempt to flee by high-tailing it back to Warsaw - falls to pieces when Mafia-related problems them.from one country to another. The supporting cast features such Polish comedians as Robert Gonera and Andrzej Grabowski. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andrzej Grabowski, Robert Gonera, (more)
- 2006
A woman looking for love is willing to go to unexpected lengths to find it in this comedy-drama. Molly (Mairead McKinley) is a woman from Ireland who has been having relationship problems, and one lonely night she has a one-night-stand with Marcin (Jan Wieczorkowski), a Polish tourist who tells her he works in a coal mine back home. Several months later, Molly begins to see Marcin as an opportunity that slipped through her fingers, so she catches a flight to Poland in order to find him. While Molly is able to find the small town where he lives, she discovers tracking down Marcin himself is more of a challenge, especially since most of the town's coal mines have been closed down for years and Molly can't speak a single word of Polish. Eventually, Molly and Marcin are reunited, but he's more than a bit surprised to see her and she wonders if he's really the man of her dreams in the cold light of the Polish day. Molly's Way was the first feature film from director Emily Atef. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mairead McKinley, Rob Gerlach, (more)
One of several dramatized tributes to the late pontiff to be telecast in 2005, the two-part CBS biopic Pope John Paul II is a remake of a popular Italian miniseries, and was filmed on location in Italy and Poland. The film begins with the attempted assassination of the pope on May 13, 1981, whereupon the story of the man once known as Karol Wojtyla is unfolded in flashback. The familiar highlights of Pope John Paul II's life and work are vividly realized: his early theatrical aspirations, his staunch resistance of both the Nazis and the Communist party in his native Poland, his meteoritic rise through the church ranks (at 38, he was his country's youngest bishop), and his ultimate ascendance to the Vatican throne in 1978. Also, this is one of the few English-language films to officer a meticulous recreation of the papal election process. Throughout much of the film, the pope's career is firmly linked with that of his countryman, Polish labor leader Lech Walesa; it can be inferred that without the input of both men, Poland would never have freed itself from Communist domination, nor would the Soviet empire have ultimately fallen. Cary Elwes plays John Paul from ages 18 through 50, whereupon Elwes morphs (quite literally, thanks to a brief -- and controversial -- special-effect sequence) into Jon Voight, who takes over as the older pope. Pope John Paul II was first telecast in two parts on December 4 and 7, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jon Voight, Cary Elwes, (more)
Krzysztof Krauze directs this film about two guys who dream of starting a scooter dealership -- but run afoul of a local gangster. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Gonera, Jacek Borcuch, (more)
