简介：There'saringingatthedoorofanapartmentofaworkerKaminskiwhohardlymakesbothendsmeet.Theguestasksforacupofwaterandsoonappearstobeasmartandgabbypeddlerofferingunusualservice,makingmonidlos.(Monidloisatermappliedtoaspecialkindofoilpaintingmadeuponaphotographi.e.akindof"nice"(kitschy)picture,usuallyweddingportrait,servingasasouveniramongpeopleofratherlowestheticaltaste.Commonamongpeasantsinvillages,especiallyaroundthemiddleofthe20thcentury).Pressedbythecheekandexpressivenessofthepeddler,Kaminskibecomesconvincedthatmonidloisamustforanyonewillingtocatchuponculturalbehaviorandhaveahigherprestige,andsoondecidestoordertwomonidlos,oneportraitofhissonKaziu,andtheotherofhimselfandhiswife.Problemariseswhenitcomestoselectsuitablephotographstobeusedaspatterns.AllKaminskihadwerepoorlymadeoldsouvenirsnapshotsofvariouseventslikefamilyreunions,funerals,socialgatheringsetc.TheyfinallydecidetotakeonefromtheKaziuschoolidentitycardandanotherone,agroupphotographtakenatKaminski'smother-in-law'sfuneral.ThephotographshowedmanymembersoftheKaminskifamily,alsohimandhiswife.Thepeddlerpromisedtoextractthecouple'sfacesfromthecrowdtoshowthemenlargedandembellishedonthemonidlo,topresentthemasyoungastheywerewhilewedding.Thedecisiontochoosethephotoisacauseforsomefurthercomplicationsandunexpectedprogressofevents.…