ZANIM ZNIKNĘ / BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
Poland 1996, 11 MIN, 35mm, colour, no dialogue
Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
The mysterious, atmospheric film reflects various phases in a woman’s life. It begins with her wedding in black, moves onto a candle-lit dinner in a neo-classical country house, and ends with a farewell in a flowerbed on the surface of a lake.
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DUSZA Z CIAŁA WYLECIAŁA / THE SOUL HAS LEFT THE BODY
Poland 1996, 16 Min, Beta SP, b/w, OF + eU
Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
The title of the student film stems from a late-medieval song probably sung for the dead.
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CISZA / SILENCE
Poland 1998, 13 Min, 35mm, colour, no dialogue
Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
Impressionist glimpses of a day on a family farm. How to distinguish dream from reality? The tranquillity of nature finds its reflection in the family’s way of life.
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DOKUMENT / DOKUMENTARY
Poland 2001, 30 Min, DigiBeta, colour, OmeU
Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
Szumowska interviews a number of acquaintances on various subjects like love, happiness, marriage, and betrayal. Following the cinéma vérité approach of Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin, she also shows how difficult it is to talk about such topics in front of a camera.
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