A time-tripping comedy from director Juliusz Machulski, “How Much The Trojan Horse Weighs” (Ile wazy kon trojanski?, 2008) mingles a love story about a troubled marriage from today with one in the 1980s, during Communist rule. Genial broad humor and inspired lo-fi special effects ensue, as one would expect from the director of “Sexmission” and “Kiler.” A rare non-festival Chicago outing for contemporary Polish filmmaking, “How Much” is a diverting cultural oddity. (Ray Pride)
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