Film
The Man Who Would Be Polka King
Cert:(adv PG)
Dir. Joshua von Brown, John Mikulak
USA, 69 mins, 2009
Cast: Documentary
UK Premiere
The Short film
Mr Bojagi will screen before this film.
Pump up the Oompah! The Man Who Would Be Polka King is an irreverent look at the rise and fall of the Grammy-nominated polka-music superstar Jan Lewan, whose defection from Poland to Pennsylvania led to fame, fortune and, eventually, an international Polka empire. But when Lewan's career collapsed under a cloud of scandal, the Polka world was stunned to learn of what the filmmakers describe as “the greatest Polka-related financial crime in history.” Recounting an often hilarious story so bizarre it can only be true, directors von Brown and Mikulak take us right into the weirdly exotic – and decidedly cheesy – universe of Americanised Polka, with “Your Host Stan Tadrowski” providing a genial (if unshaven) tour guide down memory lane. A cult hit on the American underground film festival circuit, The Man Who Would Be Polka King has only once been shown outside the USA so far – in Poland, of course – and we're delighted to host its UK premiere right here in Britain's Polka capital, Bradford.
Print source: Orgoworld
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- Perpetuum Mobile
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