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A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and

A frantic, tongue-tied old soldier fuels this snow-dusted comedy of errors set within a fractured Polish estate. Feuding relatives and star-crossed lovers collide in a chaotic dance of misunderstandings and absurd pride.