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| | Bradford Film Festival 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Directed by Wajda, Zemsta is adapted from a classic Polish stage farce by Aleksander Fredro. |
 | | Set in the 17th century, when noblemen had been drained of their ancestral legacies, it's the story of crabby Czesnik and bilious Rejent, feuding neighbors who inhabit separate parts of a crumbling castle and thrive on making each other miserable. |
 | | Wajda, whose collaborations with Polanski now span half a century, creates a genial, lighthearted atmosphere in Zemsta, retaining the stage asides from Fredro's play and shepherding performances that never spill over the top. |
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