
UPAL/HEAT,whichKutzmadein1964asasequeltothe"KabaretStarszychPanow"/"OldGentleman'sCabaret,"ispracticallyacultfilmtoday.Atthetimeofitsrelease,itmetwithstronglydifferingreactions.Somevalueditforitssurrealisticsenseofhumor,airofthegrotesqueandoutrightabsurdity,whileotherscriticizeditforlackingcogency,callingitincoherentandanunfortunatecoincidenceinthedirector'scareer.<br/> BasedontheoldPolishvarietytheater,KabaretStarszychPanow,or"OldGentlemen'sCabaret,"thiscultcomedyclassicisrenownedforitsslapstickgagsandabsurdhumor.Twoentertainersintophatsandtailswreakhavocaroundtownastheysearchforavenuetoshowcasetheir"talents."Theloosestructureisanexcuseforassemblingacollectionofold-stylecomedysketches,songs,andjokesfromthePolishcabaretsceneofbygoneyears.HeatisadepartureforKazimierzKutz,arenowneddirectorofseriousdramaswhobeganhislongcareeraspartofthePolishSchoolofthe1950s.<br/> Ifyoucrossed"AHardDay'sNight"withMontyPythonandPolishvarietyshows,you'dgetsomethingalongthelinesofthisexerciseinslapstickandabsurdityfromPoland.Thecomicexploitsoftwowell-dressedgentlemencavortingabouttownintheirtophatsandtailsformstheloosey-gooseybackboneofthisfilmpackedwithgags,songs,andsketchesinthecabaretstyle.JerzyBielenia,WieslawGolasstar.82min.


