THE WAY IT IS
POLISH TITLE: TAKA HISTORIA
The scene is an old apartment house in Warsaw where the author lives. Wiesio, former caretaker, lives in a makeshift place in the doorway next to the garbage disposal. He has a dog, Froggie, a girlfriend Ania, and an old friend, Mr. Szymanski, who is a retired hairdresser. Wiesio is on a disability pension and makes ends meet by digging the neighborhood disposals. The films shows one year in Wiesio's life. This is a story of loneliness, the longing for love, and time passing by in a world that disappears along with the protagonists.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- RUNNING TIME:
- 58'
- YEAR:
- 1999
- DIRECTING:
- Paweł Łoziński
- DOP:
- Paweł Łoziński
- EDITOR:
- Dorota Wardęszkiewicz
- PRODUCTION:
- Paweł Łoziński Produkcja Filmów, TVP 1 S.A.
Paweł Łoziński »
born in 1965 in Warsaw. Polish director, cameraman and producer of documentaries. Graduate of the Directing Department at the Film School in Łódź. Author of more than 20 award-winning documentaries. He makes distinct and emotionally charged films about people of whom he draws intimate portraits. Łoziński gained international recognition with his documentary debut „Birthplace” (1992). His next films „Sisters”, „Chemo”, „Father and Son”, „You Have No Idea How Much I Love You” and the latest „TheBalcony Movie” are considered innovative as they venture into new thematic areas and exploreuncharted spaces within the documentary film genre.
AT FESTIVALS:
- International Documentary Film Festival “Flahertiana”, Russia, 2009 (screening)
- dokumentART - European Documentary Film Festival, Germany / Poland, 2010 (screening)
- Festival dei Popoli – International Documentary Film Festival, Italy, 2013 (screening)