MAXIMUM PLEASURE
POLISH TITLE: MAKSIMUM PRZYJEMNOŚCI
Extravagantly expensive massaging mats, rejuvenating ampoules with coenzyme Q10, a set of steam pots costing over 2 thousand EUR are only a few of the vast spectrum of objects aggressively sold by young brainwashed salesmen at suspicious commercial presentations for old-age pensioners, a phenomenon widely spread in Poland and in other Central and Eastern European countries. Irena, Gosia, Krysia, Ela and Bogusia – five friends from a Polish town Torun are fascinated by such presentations and strongly believe that offered products can heal their illnesses and prolong their lives. It is an observational documentary comedy, in which poverty coincides with richness, laughter with tears; a film made with a respect for the classic way of documentary making, especially the Czech wave of the 1960s.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 48'
- YEAR:
- 2014
- DIRECTING:
- Katarzyna Trzaska
- SCRIPT:
- Katarzyna Trzaska
- DOP:
- Andrzej Wojciechowski
- EDITOR:
- Jakub Motylewski
- MUSIC:
- Marzena Majcher
- PRODUCTION:
- ZYGIZAGA Robert Zygmuntowski, koprodukcja: TVP S.A., Fundacja Tumult
Katarzyna Trzaska »
A director, script writer, producer at ZYGIZAGA. Katarzyna Trzaska’s documentary debut after studying at the Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Department of Film and Television in Katowice, in Poland: “10 Years to Nashville” was shown at 14 festivals in Poland and abroad and received numerous awards, among them nomination for the best Polish independent documentary film of the year 2010. She writes scripts for television (TV detective series “Destiny” for Polsat station), and is a member of Polish Filmmakers Association.Recently she has finished her second documentary film titled “Maximum Pleasure”, co-produced by ZYGIZAGA with Polish National Television. The film will premiere at Vision du Reel Film Festival in Nyon in Switzerland. Currently, she is working on a Polish-German documentary film “Birdwatching” telling a story of a pack of friends – German ecology activists from Berlin spending their holidays in the unspoilt area of Biebrza National Park in Poland, which gives them insight into mentality of Polish farmers and their attitude towards nature.
- Visions du Reel, Switzerland, 2014 (competition)
- Festroia International Film Festival, Portugal, 2014 (competition)
- MARFICI, Argentina, 2014 (competition)
- 9th DocsDF, Mexico, 2014 (competition)
- Escales Documentaires, France, 2014 (competition)