Teddy Bear (1981 film)

1980 Polish comedy film

Miś (Teddy Bear)

Poster for Miś

Directed by| Stanisław Bareja
Written by| Stanisław Tym
Stanisław Bareja
Starring| Stanisław Tym
Barbara Burska
Christine Paul-Podlasky
Cinematography| Zdzisław Kaczmarek
Music by| Jerzy Derfel

Production
company

Zespol Filmowy "Perspektywa"

Release date

* 1981 (1981)

Running time

| 111 minutes
Country| Poland
Languages| Polish
English
Quotation from Teddy Bear advertising the XXXIV Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2009

Teddy Bear is the English title of Miś [miɕ], a 1981 Polish comedy film directed by Stanisław Bareja. Teddy Bear, along with The Cruise (Rejs), was a reflection of contemporary Polish society using surreal humor to somehow get past the censorship at the time. It gained cult status in its native country.[1][2][3] Later, the film was reappraised by critics and it has been regarded as one of the best Polish films ever made.

## Plot

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Rysiek (Stanisław Tym, who also co-wrote the screenplay), the shrewd manager of a state-sponsored sports club, has to travel to London before his ex-wife Irena (Barbara Burska) gets there to collect a large sum of money from their joint savings account.

However, getting out of a communist country is never easy, even for a well-connected operator like Rysiek. After his wife destroys Rysiek's hard-to-get passport, he is stranded in Warsaw, while she's off to London. The circumstances force him to plot a Byzantine scheme with the support of his equally cunning friend. Their plan involves a movie production as well as tracking down a look-alike (also played by Tym) to "borrow" their passport.

Hilarity ensues as Bareja gives the audience a guided tour of the corruption, absurd bureaucracy, pervasive bribery and flourishing black market that pervaded socialism in the People's Republic of Poland.

The titular (teddy) bear is a nickname given to the main character, but also a big straw-bear used in a corruption scheme. Perhaps playing on the well-established Russian Bear trope, Misha is the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, the same year as the film.

## Cast

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* Stanisław Tym as Ryszard Ochódzki and Stanisław Paluch
* Barbara Burska [pl] as Irena Ochódzka
* Krystyna Podleska (Christine Paul-Podlasky [pl]) as Aleksandra Kozel
* Krzysztof Kowalewski as Jan Hochwander
* Bronisław Pawlik as Stuwała
* Ewa Bem [pl] as herself
* Zofia Czerwińska as Irena Siwna
* Stanisław Mikulski as "Captain Ryś" a.k.a. "Wujek Dobra Rada" ("Uncle Good-Advice")
* Wojciech Pokora as Włodarczyk
* Eugeniusz Priwieziencew [pl] as a militiaman
* Hanna Skarżanka [pl]
* Kent Washington as basketball player

## See also

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* Cinema of Poland
* List of Polish language films

## Sources

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1. ^ Draniewicz, Anna B. (2011). Cut off by the 'Iron Curtain' (PDF) (MPhil). University of Bradford. hdl:10454/4927.
2. ^ Abelis, Ona (17 April 2015). "15 Eastern European Cult Classic Films You Should Know About". Flavorwire. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.
3. ^ Haltof, Marek (2015). Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4422-4472-6.

## External links

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* Teddy Bear at IMDb
* Teddy Bear at Rotten Tomatoes

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Teddy bears

Manufacturers|

* Applause (defunct)
* Build-A-Bear Workshop
* Chad Valley
* Dakin (defunct)
* J. K. Farnell (defunct)
* Gund
* Ideal Toy Company
* Margarete Steiff GmbH
* Merrythought
* Teddy Atelier Stursberg
* Teddy-Hermann
* Ty Inc.
* Vermont Teddy Bear Company

Types|

* AG Bear
* Beanie Babies
* Boyds Bears
* Care Bears
* Coffee Bean Bears
* Forever Friends
* Furskin Bears
* Gund Snuffles
* Holiday Beanie Babies
* Me to You Bears
* Punkinhead
* WereBears

Museums|

* Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
* Teddy bear museum
* Teddy Bear Museum of Naples

Fictional
teddies|

* Aloysius
* Archibald Ormsby-Gore
* Baloo
* Bamse
* Banjo
* Benjamin Bear
* Berlino
* Big Ted & Little Ted
* Bobo (The Simpsons)
* Boog
* Corduroy
* Costco bear
* Duffy the Disney Bear
* Fozzie Bear
* Freddy Fazbear
* Grizzly Teddy
* Gummibär
* Harrods Christmas Bears
* Humphrey the Bear
* Hyde
* Lotso
* Microsoft Bear
* Misha
* Uszatek
* Monokuma
* Mr Whoppit
* Nassur
* Nev
* Norm
* Paddington Bear
* Pink teddy bear (Breaking Bad)
* Po
* Pooky
* Pudsey Bear
* Rasmus
* Roger (Guilty Gear)
* Rilakkuma
* Rupert
* Rupert (Family Guy)
* Sebastian Star Bear
* Smokey
* Snuggle Bear
* Sooty
* SuperTed
* Teddy (The Forgotten Toys)
* Teddy (Mr. Bean)
* Teddy Ruxpin
* Winnie-the-Pooh
* Disney version

Film and
television|

* A.I. Artificial Intelligence
* The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
* Adventures of the Gummi Bears
* Bananas in Pyjamas
* Bear Behaving Badly
* Becky and Barnaby Bear
* Boonie Bears
* C Bear and Jamal
* Charley and Mimmo
* Corduroy
* Colargol
* Gooby
* Hey Mister, Let's Play!
* Imaginary
* Issi Noho
* Kissyfur
* Kooky
* Little Bear
* movie
* Misery Bear
* Old Bear Stories
* Paddington (TV series)
* Paddington (Paddington 2 and Paddington in Peru)
* The Pit
* Rilakkuma and Kaoru
* "Rosebud" (The Simpsons)
* The Secret World of Benjamin Bear
* Special Agent Oso
* SuperTed
* The Tangerine Bear
* Ted (Ted 2 and Ted (TV series))
* Teddy
* Teddy Bear
* Teddybears
* The Teddy Bear Master
* The 'Teddy' Bears
* Teddy Edward
* Teddy Trucks
* Unicorn Wars
* The Upstairs Downstairs Bears
* The Yogi Bear Show

Books|

* A Pocket for Corduroy
* Corduroy
* Hyde & Closer
* Little Bear
* Old Bear and Friends
* The Berenstain Bears
* Polar the Titanic Bear
* The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut
* Supertoys Last All Summer Long
* The Toyminator
* Undertown
* Uppo-Nalle
* Winkie
* Winnie-the-Pooh

Music|

* "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
* "Psycho Teddy"
* "Teddy Bears' Picnic"
* "The Teddy Bear Song"
* "Itsumademo... Teddy Bear"

Video games|

* Ah Diddums
* Among the Sleep
* Bear with Me
* Big Huggin'
* Build-A-Bear Workshop
* Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
* Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games
* Opération Teddy Bear
* Teddy Together
* Naughty Bear

Snacks|

* Gummy bears
* Teddy Grahams
* Tiny Teddy

Related|

* Billy Possum
* Peter Bull
* Round and Round the Garden
* Richard Steiff
* Stuffed toys
* Sudanese blasphemy case
* Teddybear Airdrop Minsk 2012
* Teddy bear hospital
* Teddy bear parachuting
* Teddy Bear Review
* Teddy bear toss
* Teddy bears of the Gobelins
* Theodore Roosevelt

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Works directed by Stanisław Bareja

* Husband of His Wife (1960)
* Kapitan Sowa na tropie (1965)
* Marriage of Convenience (1967)
* Przygoda z piosenką (1969)
* Man – Woman Wanted (1973)
* A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974)
* Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek (1975)
* Brunet wieczorową porą (1976)
* What Will You Do When You Catch Me? (1978)
* Teddy Bear (1981)
* 4 Alternative Street (1983)
* Zmiennicy (1986)

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