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Kinoteka, 2
2024-05-19
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The 1950s and the 1960s were a period of prosperity for the Educational Film Studio in Łódź. The directors used means to make the nature film and the production with didactic messages more attractive – both in the dramatic, visual and musical layers. The block includes films in which Krzysztof Komeda's music was cast in one of the main roles to attract the viewers.

"The Face of the Enemy", dir. Edward Etler, Poland 1965, 10 min.

The preventive documentary film about the social problem of alcoholism. In the film we see scenes of drinking alcohol in restaurants, cafes and bars by fashionably dressed party goers. Krzysztof Komeda's jazz music shapes the mood of 1960s parties. However, these images are contrasted with shots of houses where alcohol harms the youngest. And the atmosphere begins to be created by the deformations contained in the soundtrack.

"About Platform Surroundings", dir. Edward Etler, Poland 1964, 10 min.

The film shows the painstaking process of inspection and maintenance of passenger carriages. Accompanied by jazz music, we learn about the toil of the employees railways. A request to passengers to respect their work is the main message of the film.

"Crash" dir. Edward Etler, Poland 1963, 18 min.

A moralizing film with Krzysztof Komeda's music. A young couple go for a drive. He (Andrzej Zieliński) drives a Morris Mini Cooper recklessly. As a result of a reckless an accident occurs. The girl (Barbara Brylska) is hospitalized.

"Ant Trails", dir. Stanisław Kokesz, Poland 1956, 10 min.

The film "Ant Trails" is as intriguing and engrossing as the best thriller. Despite the passage of almost 70 years since its making, this extraordinary, dramatic story about the surprising customs of ant communities, precisely told and photographed, still inspires vivid emotions. The main character here is a special species of these insects called Amazons (Polyergus rufescens), which in the ant world is a counterpart of the rogue hordes of Huna Attila.

The dramatic nature of the film images is emphasized by the specially composed music by the famous jazz musician Jerzy "Dudus" Matuszkiewicz, performed by Krzysztof Komeda's sextet.

The dramatic nature of the film images is emphasized by a specially composed music composed by the famous jazzman Jerzy "Dudus" Matuszkiewicz and performed by Krzysztof Komeda's sextet.

duration:
48 min
country:
Poland/1965 ("The Face of the Enemy"); 1964 ("About Platform Surroundings"); 1963 ("Crash"); 1956 ("Ant Trails")
director:
Edward Etler ("The Face of the Enemy", "About Platform Surroundings", "Crash"), Stanisław Kokesz ("Ant Trails")
cinematography:
Henryk Ryszka ("The Face of the Enemy"); Antoni Nurzyński ("About Platform Surroundings"); Stanisław Śliskowski ("Crash"); Bolesław Bączyński ("Ant Trails")
producer:
Jan Bereśniewicz / Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych ("The Face of the Enemy"); Janusz Krzepkowski / Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych ("About Platform Surroundings"); Włodzimierz Zambrzycki / Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych ("Crash"); Jan Stanisławski / Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych ("Ant Trails")
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