简介：NominatedfortheGoldenPalmatthe1969CannesFilmFestival,thiscomedyfromPolishdirectorAndrzejWajdastarsZygmuntMalanowiczasWlodek,ayoungmanstuckinadead-endjobatthelocallibrarywholiveswithhisharridanwifeandcriticalin-lawsinasmallapartment.WhenWlodekdrawstheinterestofalibrarypatron,thebeautifulyoungwomanencourageshimtostriveforbetterthingsinhislifeandprofessionalcareer.Together,thetwotakeoffforathree-dayaffair,butsurprisescouldawaitWlodekuponhisreturnhome.~MatthewTobey,Rovi Laterclaimingtohavebeenreactingtopersonalissuesinhisownlife,WajdatookanimmediateinterestinJanuszGlowacki’sscreenplayaboutWlodok,ahenpeckedhusband,inpart“tosettlethescorewithwomenwhotrytocontrolmen’slives.”Thesensitivewriterandtranslatorrunningfromhiswifeandmother-in-lawencountersIrena(MalgorzataBraunek),averymodern,verydemandinglady,andsoondiscoversthatyoushouldbecarefulwhatyouwishfor.AsocialsatireofromanticandsexualmoresmuchlikeInnocentSorcerers,HuntingFliesisbothmorepersonalyetlessrichlydetailed.WajdawasneverthelesssatisfiedwithBraunek’sperformance,callingher“…aperfectchoice.Withherbroadgrinandterrifyingeyesmagnifiedbyhugeglasses,sheaptlyconveyedtheimageofacarnivorousflyhunterasconceivedbyGlowackiinhisscript.”AlsolookforasuperbcameobyDanielOlbrychski,Wajda’spost-Cybulskiprotégé.…