My Nikifor
My Nikifor is a 2004 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. It is based on the life of Nikifor, a folk and naïve painter.
Cast
- Krystyna Feldman as Nikifor
- Roman Gancarczyk as Marian Włosiński
- Lucyna Malec as Hanna Włosińska
- Jerzy Gudejko as Ryszard Nowak
- Artur Steranko as Doctor Rosen
- Jowita Miondlikowska as Cleaning Lady Kowalska
- Marian Dziędziel as Budnik
Reception
Basing on 8 critics, My Nikifor holds an 88% rank on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an Weighted [arithmetic mean|average rating] of 6/10.Wally Hammond of Time Out gave the film 3 out of 5 and called acting as "solid".
In a review for Variety, Leslie Felperin wrote: "Though in most respects a conventional painter's biopic, My Nikifor has some interesting warps in its canvas".
According to Thomas Dawson of BBC, the film "is a spare yet affecting cinematic portrait".
Awards
- 2005 Crystal Globe at the 40th [Karlovy Vary International Film Festival], where also Krauze won the Best Director Award for the film.
- 2005 [Polish Film Awards] for Polish [Academy Award for Best Actress|best actress], best cinematography, best sound, best editing and best production design
- 2005 Chicago International Film Festival
- 2005 Polish Film Festival in America