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Moonlighting | Year: 1982 Directed: - Jerzy Skolimowski Actors/Actresses: - Jeremy Irons - Eugene Lipinski - Jirí Stanislav The Silence of the Exile Jeremy Irons plays a man in a state of exile, a Pole living in England. He has not altogether left his country, he's only come to England to work as a go-between who hires cheap Polish laborers to do jobs for frugal English clients. Irons has a wife back home in Poland but makes more money in England than he ever could at home so he stays and grows ever more isolated from his homeland. When a new batch of workers arrive he greets them at the airport and escorts them to their living quarters and tends to their every need. This is the status quo he lives in. And one suspects he prefers stable old England to the instability of his homeland. His life is secure if at times lonely. We see his wife only as a picture that he has pinned to the wall above his bed. One day he notices that events in Poland have taken a turn for the worse. He knows if he tells the men this news they will want to return immediately so he hides the newspaper deciding to hide the news from the men as long as it takes to finish the job. This dishonesty is nothing less than a betrayal. And he knows it. We know this act is despicable and yet we also know what motivates it. Irons wants to preserve the only order he knows. He is not necessarily close to any of the men nor does he share any sense of community with them nor does he express any sort of sentiment about Poland, he is a loner and yet to preserve his sense of order he is forced into this treachery. And once he begins lying to the men his treachery knows no bounds--he does whatever is necessary to preserve the illusion to his men(and himself) that things are just fine. It is only a matter of time til the inevitable confrontation will come when his men find out that he has lied to them. And the confrontation like everything else in this film is subtle and memorable and poignant. Along the way we hear Irons thoughts about what he is doing and it is facinating to see this man do what he does all the while knowing full well what the consequences will be. Powerful acting performance by Irons as this man whose loyalties are no longer certain. Superb Independent British Film Despite the people who think this film has anything to do with the TV show, I believe that this film will be remembered as Jeremy Irons best work to date. It is an understated and fascinating film about 4 Polish workers who come to London to renovate (illegally) their boss' condo. This was made in 1982 after the Soviet crackdown on Solidarity. If the first 10 minutes of the film (masterfully directed) don't hook you then you'll be missing one of the best films made in the 1980's. Read ANY film critic's review. Let the show begin. Moonlighting from the start!! Being an addict of this long forgotten television show, I found the initial debut movie a treat and a great preview as to some of the wild antics we were to see in the upcoming epsiodes of Moonlighting. David Addison, a wise cracking, funny, complex guy meets supermodel turned poor woman Maddie Hayes. The chemistry is evident from the start as David tells Maddie, "you're lucky the package is so attractive, because no one would guess what a cold bitch you are." David is determined not to let Maddie close the detective agency he runs (she owns) and go into business together with him. A case is looming in the background and it is predictable that the two partner up to create a fabulous duo of detectives with attitude, style, wise cracks and ultimatelty love. Buy Moonlighting at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Moonlighting Search with the Priority Search Engine on Moonlighting This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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