''39 and a Half'' (
Polish
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: ''39 i pół'') is a
Polish-language comedy-drama
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television series aired on
TVN from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009. It was directed by
Mitja Okorn
Mitja Okorn (born 26 January 1981) is a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. Most known as director of '' Letters to Santa'', '' Planet Single'' and his Hollywood debut ''Life in a Year''.
Early life
He was born on 26 January 1981 in Kranj ...
,
Łukasz Palkowski
Łukasz Palkowski (born 2 March 1976, Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
He initially studied at the National Film School in Łódź but dropped out. In 2007, he made his first full-length feature film entitled '' ...
, and
Łukasz Jaworski; written by
Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń; and produced by Justyna Pawlak. It has 3 seasons, with 39 episodes in total, each with a running time of 45 minutes.
The series was continued with a television film titled ''
I pół'', which aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.
It was further continued with the television series ''
39 and Half Weeks'', which aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.
Premise
Darek Jankowski is a 39-year-old unemployed former amateur musician, who grasps with the
midlife crisis
A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 45 to 65 years old. The phenomenon is described as a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person's grow ...
, as he is about to turn 40 years old. He decides to get a stable job and reconnect with his ex-wife and his son, whom he had abandoned 7 years prior.
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Cast
* Tomasz Karolak as Darek Jankowski, former amateur musician
* as Anna Jankowska, Darek's wife
* Alan Andersz as Patryk Jankowski, Darek's son
* Magdalena Lamparska
Magdalena Lamparska (born 6 January 1988, Słupsk, Poland) is a Polish film and theater actress. In 2011, Lamparska graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy in Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is ...
as Marta Jankowska, Patryk's wife
* Sonia Bohosiewicz
Sonia Bohosiewicz (born 9 December 1975) is a Polish actress, cabaret artist and singer. She has appeared in such films as '' Rezerwat'', ''Obława'' and '' Polish-Russian War'' and the television series ''Czas honoru''.
Early life
She was bo ...
as Paula, Anna's neighbor
* Krzysztof Stelmaszyk as Tomasz Ostoja, Anna's fiance
* Dorota Deląg as Kasia Cichocka, Darek's ex-girlfriend and boss
* Magdalena Zawadzka as Krystyna Sobańsk, Anna's mother
* Leonard Pietraszak as Warcisław Sobański, Anna's father
Production
''39 and a Half'' was directed by Mitja Okorn
Mitja Okorn (born 26 January 1981) is a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. Most known as director of '' Letters to Santa'', '' Planet Single'' and his Hollywood debut ''Life in a Year''.
Early life
He was born on 26 January 1981 in Kranj ...
, Łukasz Palkowski
Łukasz Palkowski (born 2 March 1976, Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
He initially studied at the National Film School in Łódź but dropped out. In 2007, he made his first full-length feature film entitled '' ...
, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. The cinematography was done by Michał Englert, Michał Nowakowski, and Tomasz Naumiuk, editing by Jarosław Barzan, and Krzysztof Boruń, music by Łukasz Targosz
Łukasz Targosz (; born 20 February 1977) is a Polish film composer, and music and film producer. A graduate from The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice (Jazz and Pop Music Department) in 2002.
He started his career as a session mu ...
, scenography by Joanna Doroszkiewicz, and costumes by Małgorzata Stefaniak, and Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz. The series was produced and distributed by TVN. It aired from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009, and has 39 episodes in total, spanning 3 seasons. Each episode has a running time of 45 minutes.[
]
Continuations
The series was continued with a television film titled '' I pół'', which aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[ It was further continued with the television series '' 39 and Half Weeks'', which aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.][
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Episodes
References
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External links
*
39 and a Half
' at IMDb
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*
39 and a Half
' at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish)
*
39 and a Half
' at Filmweb
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(in Polish)
Polish comedy-drama television series
2008 Polish television series debuts
2009 Polish television series endings
TVN (Polish TV channel) original programming
2000s comedy-drama television series
Television shows filmed in Poland
Polish-language television shows
Television shows set in Warsaw
Films directed by Łukasz Palkowski
Television series about families
Television shows about midlife crisis
Television series set in 2009