Jasminum: the hilarious Polish bread slicing scene
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Stumble ThisA translation (by me) for those of you not blessed with a fluent comprehension of Polish - to explain why this scene is hilarious.
The little girl first complains that the bread is sliced too thin. Then too thick (see, I lost two teeth). So the man asks what thickness the bread should be. So she indicates, "taka", this thick, with her fingers.
After that she complains there's too little butter. "Too little?" Yes, too little, she replies. Why do you act so surprised?
The girl then narrates in the voiceover that this is how her adventures with the monastery of weirdos began, etc.
The little girl first complains that the bread is sliced too thin. Then too thick (see, I lost two teeth). So the man asks what thickness the bread should be. So she indicates, "taka", this thick, with her fingers.
After that she complains there's too little butter. "Too little?" Yes, too little, she replies. Why do you act so surprised?
The girl then narrates in the voiceover that this is how her adventures with the monastery of weirdos began, etc.
Excerpt:
The film is about love: primarily about love or love relationship between a man and a woman. The viewer is gradually introduced first to Patricia's unrequited love to the movie star, and as the story unfolds, also to Jasmina's tragic love story with one of the monks, and finally the unhappy love story of Natasza, the main character. And the movie is about love in a more general sense, or similar feelings between human beings: exemplified in the unusual friendship between the little girl Genia and Brat Zdrówko (Brother Sanitas), or Natasza's friendship with Patricia.
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The precocious narrator Genia is the only person who does not have a tragic love story hidden in the past for obvious reasons. Therefore her narration of the story is fairly objective, with her adorable dryness adding to the humorous aspect. In the end, however, Genia experiences her own version of a sad love story when she must leave Brat Zdrówko.
The key to solving all the mysteries of love lies in finding the right aroma. The film is all about magical smell. This extraordinary idea also adds to the fairytale aspect of the film. The important fact is that Natasza's magic perfume works as a love potion only because the love is already there. She merely gives a little boost by caring and acting upon her sympathy. This leads to the final topic of the film: "saintliness," as the director comments.
The film's message is that the most important thing between people is love and caring, and acting upon one's caring for another person. When the caring and acting reaches a certain level, it qualifies to be saintliness. The final scene, when Brat Zdrówko becomes a saint, confirms this idea. As the viewers saw in the film, Brat Zdrówko is the one who cares the most, even about the piglets; he is the one who acts the most to take care of the entire monastery, silently and inconspicuously. This final message is conveyed again with "a sense of humor and tender attentiveness" as Zdrówko complains he cannot light the stoves with the stigmata his hands.