''Nothing Funny'' () is a 1995 Polish drama film directed by

Marek Koterski Marek Koterski (born 3 June 1942) is a Polish Film director, film and theatre director, screenwriter, actor, and playwright. In 1972, he graduated in directing from the Łódź Film School. Initially, he made documentaries, but in 1984, he gai ...

. It is the third in a nine-part series of films about the character

Adaś Miauczyński Adaś Miauczyński is a fictional character created by Marek Koterski. He has featured in a series of films and stage works as well as a musical. Adaś (in two films, he is presented as Michał Miauczyński) is a Polish man whose first name, Ada ...

, created by Koterski. Each story showcases a different aspect or era of his life, often with little continuity between them.

Synopsis

In this period of his life,

is a bumbling film director. A graduate of the

Łódź Film School The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź (), commonly known as the Łódź Film School (), is a Polish film school for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators, and television staff. It was founded on 8 ...

, Miauczyński feels professionally and personally unfulfilled. His career path has been marked by failure, and his first film is a flop. His continued search for the woman of his life proves futile, something he is reminded of each time his colleague Maciej sleeps with a woman Miauczyński goes on a date with. When his ex-wife, Beata, with whom he still lives but who despises him, together with their daughter, orchestrates a mock kidnapping and execution, Miauczyński suffers a fatal heart attack. The story is presented from the perspective of his corpse lying on a table at the morgue, "reminiscing" about his life.

Cast

Cezary Pazura Cezary Andrzej Pazura (born 13 June 1962 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as ''Kiler'', ''Chłopaki nie płaczą (film), Chłopaki nie płaczą'', ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' and the sitcom ''13 ...

Maciej Kozłowski Maciej Kozlowski (8 September 1957 – 11 May 2010) was a Polish actor, mostly known for his roles in ''Kingsajz'', ''Psy'', ''Kiler'', ''With Fire and Sword'' and ''Schindler's List'' and the TV series ''M jak miłość''. Kozlowski was born ...

as Maciej *

Marek Kondrat Marek Tadeusz Kondrat (born 18 October 1950) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor, film director, screenwriter and entrepreneur. He is regarded as one of the most popular and successful Polish actors of his generation. He gained nation ...

as the film director *

Ewa Błaszczyk Ewa Błaszczyk (born 15 October 1955) is a Polish actress. She has made over 35 appearances in film and television. She starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (, 27 June 1941 – 14 March 1996) was a Polish film director and ...

as Beata Miauczynska *

Agnieszka Wagner Agnieszka Wagner (born 17 December 1970) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1989. Selected filmography References External links * 1970 births Living people Polish film actresses Polish people of ...

as Adam's mother *

Henryk Bista Henryk Bista (12 March 1934 – 8 October 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1961 and 1997. He starred in the 1977 film ''Death of a President (1977 film), Death of a President'', which was entered into the 28th Berl ...

as the pyrotechnician *

Jerzy Bończak Jerzy Bończak (born 29 July 1949 in Bieżuń) is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series ''Aby do świtu...'' in 1992. He also played Daniel Czapliński in the Polish movie ''With Fire and Sword'.'' Selected filmography * ''Te ...

as the technician *

Krzysztof Kowalewski Krzysztof Kowalewski (20 March 1937 – 6 February 2021) was a Polish actor and comedian. Biography Kowalewski was born to a Jewish mother, actress Elżbieta Herszaft-Kowalewska and Polish father, Cyprian Kowalewski, who was a soldier. His fir ...

as the producer

References

External links

* 1995 drama films 1995 films Polish drama films Films set in Poland {{Poland-film-stub