The Linnet

(1982)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 35 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Year: 1982

Runtime: 92 мин

Country: Poland

Director: Witold Leszczyński

Cast: Krzysztof Majchrzak, Anna Seniuk, Joanna Sienkiewicz, Jerzy Block, Marek Siudym, Tomasz Jarosiński, Францишек Печка, Anna Milewska, Arkadiusz Bazak, Aleksander Fogiel

Plot

Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.