Kingsajz is a 1988 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in late communist Poland and in a fictional Lilliputian kingdom called Szuflandia (Drawerland), hidden deep underground the Quaternary Research Institute. The movie is an allegory of a communist regime and thus was received very enthusiastically by anti-communist society. Kingsajz used highly oversized props and sets, supervised by production designer Janusz Sosnowski, intended to capture the difference in size between the little people and the large things from the above ground world that they use. The Drawerland sets were built in Łódź Studio soundstages as wall-to-wall set-constructions. Some scenes were optically enhanced by matte painting by artists from Barrandov Studios. As of 2024, some of the largest surviving props from the film are displayed outside the Museum of Cinematography in Łódź.
King Size (1988)
Directed by Juliusz Machulski
Genres - Action-Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction |
Release Date - May 2, 1988 |
Run Time - 105 min. |
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Action, Allegory, Artist, Designer, Drawerland, Floor, Ground, Heel, Kingdom, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Painting, People, Place, Polish, Production, Set, Society, World
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Filming Location: Łódź
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King Size
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Kingsajz
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