Murnau Filmtheater, 11.04.2014, 20:00
WALKOWER / WALKOVER
After completing his military service (if not his university degree), Leszczyc is getting by as a boxer in show tournaments. Aware he doesn’t stand a chance of winning the final, Leszczyc ponders whether to give up and concede a walkover, i.e. not even get into the ring. As usual, he finds he can’t make up his mind. Long shots, dramatically integrated pictures of buildings reminiscent of Antonioni’s work, a travelling camera and off-the-cuff dialogue: all staged with great originality against an almost grotesque reality in which the line between overbearing pathos and deft irony is thin indeed.
Proceded by Roman Polański´s TWO MEN AND A WARDROBE (14 min). Provided by / Sales: Lódz Film School
Poland 1965
70 min, 35mm, b/w
DIRECTOR
Jerzy Skolimowski
SCREENPLAY
Jerzy Skolimowski
CAMERA
Antoni Nurzyński
EDITOR
Alina Faflik
CAST
Aleksandra Zawieruszanka
Jerzy Skolimowski
Krzysztof Chamiec
PRODUCTION
Zespół Filmowy Syrena, Poland
PROVIDED BY
Filmoteka Narodowa, Poland
SALES
Studio Filmowe Kadr, Poland