REFLECTION

Magdalena Kowalczyk – ”The Tailor Woman”Tales of the woman’s passions, disillusioned hopes and various experiences of life, spun at her sewing machine in a tiny tailor’s shop.Thierry Paladino – ”The Shopkeeper”An all-goods store at the local mentally disabled old folks' institution. All sorts of customers visit the store – some just to do shopping, others, for instance, to sing a song.Edyta Wróblewska – ”The Fire Alarm”The peace of the local old folks' institution is disturbed by a raid of fire trucks. An evacuation begins. Is the danger that serious?Kalina Alabrudzińska – “The Orchard Owner”The owner of the orchard, walking between his trees, recalls tragic events from the past.Jakub Piątek – ”The Teacher”A fascinating portrait of a high school physics teacher and at the same time an amateur musician, who tries to pass on his outlook on life to his pupils. He compares Mozart’s masterpieces to Maxwell’s equations’ notation and sees evidence for God’s existence in walks with his granddaughter and Bach’s symphonies. Anna Skorupa - ”The Drummer Girl”A sixteen-year-old girl takes a walk around the small town of Góra Kalwaria in search for sounds that would help her prepare for her first important concert.Felix Hassenfrantz – ”The Shopkeepers”A group of local retailers prepare for the ‘open day’ event – they invite customers, prepare special snacks. They hope to attract more customers and to stimulate the sleepy town’s centre.Katrin Hohendahl – ”The Hospital”The former hospital building is about to be transformed into an old folks’ house. We take a look at it through the eyes of its former patient and the old house’s future resident. Daniel Siegel / Florian Wimmer – ”The Hairdresser”The hairdresser has been running the salon for 30 years now and she treats her clients as her family – she collects their photos in an album, invites them for tea.Clemente Fernandez-Gil – ”200 square metres of Germany”The director portrayed his parents, a couple of Spanish immigrants, who look after an old German lady’s villa. She has been paralysed for some time now. Although they have been working here for several dozen years, they still do not feel at home in Germany. Anna Shirin Wahle – ”Alexander”A four-year-old Russian orphan goes to a German kindergarten. He is wild at heart and does everything his way to spite the teachers, who try to instil him with some discipline. Nancy Mac-Granaky-Quaye – ”The Singer”A young girl tries to overcome her shyness through singing and dancing classes. She is sixteen and full of dreams that she hopes will come true.

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

GENRE:

documentary

COUNTRY:

pl

RUNNING TIME:

81'

YEAR:

2006

DIRECTING:

Thierry Paladino, Felix Hassenfratz, Edyta Wróblewska, Kalina Alabrudzińska, Anna Skorupa, Jakub Piątek, Katrin Hohendahl, Anna Shirin Wahle, Daniel Siegel / Florian Wimmer, Clemente Fernandez-Gil, Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye

DOP:

Wojciech Staroń, Felix Hassenfratz, Paweł Sobczyk, Renè Klaus, Pierre Pasler, Sara Hornäk, Daniel Krüger, Christina Freitag, Clemente Fernandez-Gil

EDITOR:

Anna Dymek, Andrzej Dąbrowski, Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Michał Żytkowski, Felix Hassenfratz, Nina von Guttenberg, Bettina Pogarel, Leonard Lierzer, Simone Geidl, Jonas Heiks, Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye

PRODUCTION:

Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy (obecnie: Wajda Studio), Internationale Filmschule Köln