Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately adopts it as a pet. As the man and his new companion take their daily walks in the village, neighbors are drawn to the odd sight and approach him about riding the camel or using it for any number of purposes. He declines to exploit or capitalize on the friendly animal, and is met with bare... (Full plot summary below)
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Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately adopts it as a pet. As the man and his new companion take their daily walks in the village, neighbors are drawn to the odd sight and approach him about riding the camel or using it for any number of purposes. He declines to exploit or capitalize on the friendly animal, and is met with barely veiled hostility. In time, the camel becomes a burden on both the town and the man, who's edged out of community affairs and lives on shaky ground with his wife.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzStuhr's directing seems ambiguous on how to handle its rich findings. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonA simple, lovely little film that works as both a family movie and a parable about greed and jealousy and pettiness. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe drama is a gentle, witty parable of the mixed feelings some people show toward free choice when it confronts them not in theory but in everyday life. |
| TV GuideKen FoxEvery frame gleams and the camel -- a double-humped wonder whose unusual majesty and quiet mystery drives this wonderful film -- is magnificent to behold. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouLeo GoldsmithThe Big Animal unfolds rather like a fable of modern life, demonstrating how the small community's intolerance increases with the fervor of Zygmunt's unexplained devotion. |
| Boston HeraldPaul ShermanA timeless tale that shows no signs of its script's age. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderAn actor-turned-director, Stuhr appeared in many of Kieslowski's films and their partnership and friendship produced some stunning work. The Big Animal memorializes a complex man and his deceptively simple work, by a friend and colleague in a fitting tribute. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerRubio, a denizen of a Polish circus, is simply terrific as the unnamed creature, whose reactions to events around him are a quiet delight. |
| FilmjourneyDoug CummingsIt's a modest film...but Stuhr's sure hand with his material and the effective performances make it a memorable parable about the spark of individuality. |
| www.kcactive.comUri LessingKieslowski has written a film about how people, when confronting something new, often react with anger and even vengeance. |
