This satirical look at Polish life focuses on the wedding reception of a marriage that did not take place. The couple are pushed into an arranged marriage, and when the bride backs out at the last minute the groom's father decides to have the reception anyway. The reception, which is a
celebration of nothing, is filled with drunken altercations, sexual liaisons, and flaring of tempers between the rival families. Leslie Caron is a standout as a kleptomaniac rich woman symbolizing Western decadence. An offbeat, extremely interesting film helmed by one of contemporary Poland's most
interesting filmmakers, THE CONTRACT was filmed at the same time as Zanussi's THE CONST...
Released:
1980
Rated:
NR
Length:
111 mins