A propaganda film in which the sharpness of social realism indoctrination was blunted with comedy content and social satire elements.
A magnificent cast with a team of pre-WWII stars led by Adolf Dymsza paired with equally talented actors from the younger generation.
The song “Karuzela”, sung in the film by the immensely popular Maria Koterbska became an all-time hit.
Foreman Zygmunt Majewski is a conservative: he believes a married woman should stay at home. Meanwhile his young and energetic wife Maria begins to feel the need for some independence after spending several years in the kitchen. When presented with the opportunity to complete a drivers’ course she has to do it in secret from her husband. Friends and neighbors help Majewska execute her plan – meanwhile all of them experience their own love-related problems. When the truth comes out Majewski is determined to get his wife back home. A car chase along the street s of Warsaw convinces him of her skills and leads him to accept her job.
“Irena do domu!” was only the fourth Polish post-war comedy. No wonder it was immensely popular and even unfavorable reviews from the critics didn’t stop its momentum. The film was a box-office hit, beating the previous record set by “Zakazane piosenki”: 336 thousand people saw during the opening week and nearly 3 million in the year it was released. The final result was 7 million tickets sold.
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