Success Is The Best Revenge (1984)
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Alex Rodak (Michael York) is a Polish director in exile in London with his family, which includes an older teenage son Adam (Michael Lyndon) who is struggling with an identity crisis, his wife (Joanna Szerzerbic), and another son. Rodak is in the throes of putting together a major show about Poland… More Alex Rodak (Michael York) is a Polish director in exile in London with his family, which includes an older teenage son Adam (Michael Lyndon) who is struggling with an identity crisis, his wife (Joanna Szerzerbic), and another son. Rodak is in the throes of putting together a major show about Poland and the politics of exile at a West End theater. His single-minded determination to succeed causes him to take advantage of others, and because of his need for backing, he turns to a low-life businessman (John Hurt) to bail him out. His wife is anything but happy about his behavior and dislikes this last decision even more. On the opposite end of the spectrum stands Adam, who is disillusioned with his father's drive to succeed at all costs (the father does receive a few awards) and who longs to go back to his roots -- in Warsaw. The story jumps from one scene to the next with some fantasy segments and not always enough connecting narrative. Otherwise, this is an interesting study of how a father and son become alienated in a conflict between cultural identity and its exploitation. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- Written By
- Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Lyndon
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1985 Wide
- Studio
- Magnum Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The pic merges political strife with domestic strife, which produces some far-reaching sparks.
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Cast
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Michael York
as Alex Rodak
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Janna Szerzerbic
as Wife
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Michael Lyndon
as Adam Older Son
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George Skolimowski
as David(younger son)
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Michel Piccoli
as French Official
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Anouk Aimée
as Monique de Fontaine
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John Hurt
as Dino Montecurva
- Jane Asher
- Maureen Bennett
- Timothy Brown
- Suzanne Crowley
- Felicity Dean
- Guy Deghy
- Hilary Drake
- Tristram Jellinek
- Claude LeSache
- Stella Maris
- Ralph Nossek
- Sam Smart
- Robert Whelan
- Michael Sarne
- Archie Pool
- Ric Young
- Bill Monks
- Joanna Szczerbic
- Jerry Skol
