Podróże pana Kleksa

Podróże pana Kleksa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrzysztof Gradowski [pl]
StarringPiotr Fronczewski
Music byAndrzej Korzyński[1]
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Countries
  • Poland
  • Soviet Union
LanguagePolish

Podróże pana Kleksa (lit. 'Travels of Mr. Blot') is a 1986 fantasy adventure film directed by Krzysztof Gradowski [pl].[2] It is the second film based on the Pan Kleks book series by Jan Brzechwa, following Akademia pana Kleksa (1983), and stars Piotr Fronczewski reprising his role as the titular professor, Ambroży Kleks. An international co-production of Poland and the Soviet Union, Podróże pana Kleksa is divided into two parts: Wysłannicy Bajdocji (Emissaries of Bajdocja) and Wyspa Wynalazców (Inventors' Island).[3]

Podróże pana Kleksa was followed by Pan Kleks w kosmosie (1988), also directed by Gradowski and starring Fronczewski.

Plot

Professor Klyaks (Pan Kleks) visits Petrek, a boy in a hospital, and tells him a fantastical story. In the tale, the Great Elektronik and his army of robots conquer the Island of Inventors, enslave its scientists, and order Colonel Bombel, his subordinate, to destroy the ink reserves of the Fairy Tale Kingdom. This sinister plan aims to deprive people of the ability to record their imagination, forcing them to submit to the will of the machines. With the kingdom's storytelling competition under threat, King Apollinary tasks Professor Klyaks with a mission: to travel to distant lands aboard a ship and secure the vital ink supply.

Among the crew are the brave young sailor Petrek and Boniface, an agent of the Great Elektronik, who secretly works to sabotage the mission.

After numerous adventures, Professor Klyaks and his companions triumph over the robots, forcing the Great Elektronik to flee. Klyaks exposes and punishes Boniface by transforming him back into a child "for re-education." Ultimately, the professor discovers an ink deposit right outside King Apollinary's palace.

As the story concludes, Petrek, the bedridden boy, wakes up to find he can walk again.

Cast

Release

During its theatrical release, Podróże pana Kleksa garnered an estimated 8,678,791 admissions.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mazierska, Ewa (2021). Popular Polish Electronic Music, 1970–2020: A Cultural History. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-367-19189-4.
  2. ^ a b Haltof, Marek (2019). Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema (Second ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-78533-972-1. LCCN 2018040179.
  3. ^ Słodowski, Jan, ed. (1996). Leksykon polskich filmów fabularnych (in Polish). p. 515. ISBN 83-86805-62-5.
  4. ^ Also performed the final song.


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