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Synopsis: Nowak, a contractor, gathers a group of workmen so they can provide cheap labor for a government official. He has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the temptations of the West and the loneliness from their separation from their families.

Starring: Jeremy Irons, Eugene Lipinski

Supporting actors: Jirí Stanislav, Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz, Edward Arthur, Denis Holmes, Renu Setna, David Calder, Judy Gridley, Claire Toeman, Catherine Harding, Jill Johnson, David Squire, Michael Sarne, Lucy Hornak, Robyn Mandell, Anne Tirard, Christopher Logue, Hugh Harper, Julia Chambers, Fred Lee Own, Kenny Ireland

Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes

Release year: 1982

Studio: Peace Arch

ASIN: B002AYXVHS (Rental) and B002AYOO5Q (Purchase)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,333 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)

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Moonlighting DVD ~ Jeremy Irons

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Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: September 18, 1982
Production Company: Michael White Productions
Filming Locations: Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London, England, UK | London, England, UK

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Silence of the Exile, February 14, 2003

By	Doug Anderson (Miami Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Moonlighting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Independent British Film, January 15, 1999

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This review is from: Moonlighting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great film deserves better treatment, January 9, 2007

By	Daryl Chin (Bklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Moonlighting (DVD)

This is a bare-bones DVD release of one of the best films by the Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski. Unlike his compatriots Andrzei Wadja and Roman Polanski (both of whom he collaborated with), Skolimowski did not become as famous, though he made a number of films of great distinction in a nomadic international career. MOONLIGHTING is one of his best movies, and this study of immigrant Polish workers in London remains a prescient political allegory, so it's unfortunate that there are not more extensive supplements to help explain the film's background and to discuss the many levels of meaning in the film.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie!
Jeremy Irons is always excellent - and in this movie he's especially excellent as a Polish worker in London. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Francine Fazzare

5.0 out of 5 stars Moonlighting
I didn't think that Jeremy Irons could pull off portraying a Polish worker but he does an excellent job. Read more

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Jeremy Irons was his usual great, and it's an interesting story line. However, two hours of listening to one person's voice was more than low-budget. Read more

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