Mój Nikifor

2004Movie⏱️ 1h 37m

BiographyDrama

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

895 votes

Story of the last eight years of life of Nikifor Krynicki, famous "naive artist".

Director

Krzysztof Krauze

Writers

Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

Stars

Krystyna Feldman, Roman Gancarczyk, Jerzy Gudejko

Release Date

September 24, 2004

Language

Polish

Country

Poland

🏆 20

Wins

🎯 7

Nominations

💬 8

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Krystyna Feldman

as Nikifor

Roman Gancarczyk

as Marian Wlosinski

Jerzy Gudejko

as Ryszard Nowak

Jowita Budnik

as Cleaning Lady Kowalska

Lucyna Malec

as Hanna Wlosinska

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Katie Paczynska

as Ala Wlosinska

👤

Karolina Paczynska

as Ewa Wlosinska

Artur Steranko

as Doctor Rosen

Marian Dziedziel

as Beekeeper Ferek

Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska

as Nikifor's Housekeeper

💰 Box Office

$213,505

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Zegiestów, Malopolskie, Poland

Production

Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Canal+ Polska, Studio Filmowe Zebra

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

BiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Elderly Polish actress Krystyna Feldman's uncanny cross-dressing role

by barev-85094 • 2015-12-30

10/10

"MY NIKOFOR, Poland, 2004. Director Krzysztof Krauze, starring Krystyna Feldman image1.jpeg Viewed at the 2004 Valladolid Film Festival, this film recounts the last eight years of the strange life of Nikifor Krynicki, famous Polish unschooled vagabond "naive artist". The festival's Best Actress award went to veteran Polish actress Krystyna Feldman for her amazing portrayal, at her current age of 85, of an illiterate, homeless old man, Nikofor, who was also a naive self-taught painter of genius in XXth century Poland. Since the death of Kieslowski nearly a decade ago Polish fil..."

💡 Did You Know?

The part of Nikifor is played by a woman, Krystyna Feldman. She was chosen by the director because of her physical and spiritual resemblance to Nikifor. The actress was widely known for deliberately having no TV set, washing machine or refrigerator in her house in Poznan.