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Polska?Tak! Posted by on Sep 14, 2011 in Culture, Current News

I was searching you tube videos and here is what I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM-p8PGn3CI&feature=player_embedded#!

Russel Crowe, Robert Duvall, Robert Redford and John Cleese are just some of the stars featuring in a new promotional film made by Poland’s Foreign Ministry.

The twelve-minute promo features Morgan Freeman reminiscing about a ravishing Cracovian restaurant and Robert Redford paying tribute to Lech Wałęsa and the Solidarity movement.

The participants read like a who’s who of today’s showbusiness, with appearances by Daniel Radcliffe, Natalie Portman, Russell Crowe, John Cleese, Placido Domingo and Linda Evangelista, amongst others.

Polska Tak! (Poland Yes!) ranges between the earnest and the humorous, with actor Bill Nighy reflecting on his father flying alongside Polish pilots in World War II, and John Cleese lamenting England’s famed World Cup soccer qualifier with Poland at Wembley in 1973.

Whether it’s their families, their impressions of Poland, architecture, co-workers or the “crazy” things those Poles do (yes, Russell Crowe, I’m looking at you) – everyone has a Polish story to share in this promotional video the Polish Foreign Ministry posted on YouTube.

A lot of that is archive material, but you’ll be surprised how many people have some sort of family or other connection with Poland.

The clips were culled from the archives of radio and television journalist Roman Rogowiecki, who built up a vast collection of A-list interviews.

Enjoy!

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)

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About the Author: Kasia

My name is Kasia Scontsas. I grew near Lublin, Poland and moved to Warsaw to study International Business. I have passion for languages: any languages! Currently I live in New Hampshire. I enjoy skiing, kayaking, biking and paddle boarding. My husband speaks a little Polish, but our daughters are fluent in it! I wanted to make sure that they can communicate with their Polish relatives in our native language. Teaching them Polish since they were born was the best thing I could have given them! I have been writing about learning Polish language and culture for Transparent Language’s Polish Blog since 2010.


Comments:

  1. Ted Day:

    What a great collage of comments and pictures from famous people… about Poland !
    May God Bless Poland.