Two Men and a Wardrobe

Two Men and a Wardrobe (Dwaj ludzie z szafą, 1958) is a Polish short film by Roman Polanski you can watch online on iFILM. Shot in 15 minutes while Polanski was a student at the Łódź Film School, it became one of the most discussed student films of its era.

Two men walk out of the sea carrying a large wooden wardrobe. They try to take it into the city — into restaurants, trams, apartments. No one will let them in. Polanski himself plays one of the two men.

The wardrobe is an obvious metaphor, but the film earns it: what it's actually about is how a society handles anything that doesn't fit its routine. The cruelty is quiet, the absurdity is precise, and the ending doesn't flinch. Stream Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) online on iFILM.