The movie had its first showing at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Special Presentation and was nominated for an Oscar award. Its spectacular painting animation was appreciated at the Gdynia Film Festival. The creators got the Audience Award and a Special Award for its unique look.
The newest version of “The Peasants” movie catches attention because of its unusual style. Instead of regular filming, it tells the story using painted pictures, similar to the concept of “Loving Vincent”. It’s inspired by an artistic period called Young Poland. According to Filmweb website, the movie is made up of about 80,000 pictures painted with 1350 liters of paint.
Music is composed by a polish hip-hop producer Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski. It’s a kind of “Slavic New Age” with beat music consisting of various influences that come across as a musical experiment. He did a great job in my opinion. The music creates a typical rural atmosphere, it is boisterous and joyful. “Chłopi” is an international project and L.U.C also tried to create such music. There is Polish folk, Slavic music, but it is filtered through the inluences like Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead. I am sure it makes music interesting also for other cultures.
References:
1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10651230/
2. https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/the-peasants-review-the-hand-painted-polish-oscar-entry-is-pretty-but-inert-1235750215/
3. https://www.careersinpoland.com/article/customs/the-peasants-review-a-time-old-tale-of-a-woman-trapped-in-a-society-and-an-oil-painting
