THE RETROSPECTIVE OF MARCEL AND PAWEŁ ŁOZIŃSKI AT THE DEI POPOLI FESTIVAL

On Saturday 30th November, the 54th edition of Dei Popoli Festival starts in Florence. One of the main points of the festival programme is the retrospective of films by Marcel and Paweł Łoziński. In addition, two Polish films will be shown at the festival: “Left side of the face” by Marcin Bortkiewicz in the competitive section and “Abu Haraz” by Maciej Drygas - in non-competitive screening.

The Dei Popoli Festival, organised in Florence, boasts a long history. Its first edition took place in 1959. During more than 50 years of its existence the Festival managed to become a recognised brand in the documentary film branch. In addition to the competition section, reviews of the works by famous filmmakers are an important part of the festival programme. There were retrospectives of many renowned filmmakers such as: Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, Ken Loach, Nagisa Oshima, Lindsay Anderson, Aleksandr Sokurov, Jørgen Leth, Claire Simon, Thomas Heise, Peter Mettler, Isaki Lacuesta, Andrés Di Tella, Raymond Depardon and Claudine Nougaret.

This year, the organisers of the festival decided to honour Marcel and Paweł Łoziński, including the review of films made by them in the programme. As it is indicated in the title of the retrospective -"Father & Son: A Journey into Cinema "- it was inspired by the film experiment conducted by the Łozińskis, which resulted in the films “Father and Son” by Paweł and “Father and Son on a Journey” by Marcel.

In the programme, there is over 30 films, both well-known ones, which were awarded around the world, such as “89 mm from Europe” (1993 - Academy Award nomination), or “Chemo” (2009 - Prix Europa award), and the less popular ones. The organisers intend to show how the last 40 years of Polish history is mirrored in films by the Łozińskis, and this is why the retrospective includes some of the first films by Marcel Łoziński, made in the early 1970s, and reaches the latest project by the directors.

In total, within the frames of the retrospective, 20 films by Marcel Łoziński and 13 films by Paweł Łoziński will be shown. They are:

By Marcel Łoziński

-"Tonia and her children"
-"Poste restante"
-"If it happens”
-"How it's done"
-"So it doesn’t hurt”
-"Anything can happen"
-"89 mm from Europe"
-"Seven Jews from my class."
-"Katyń Forest”
-"The Witnesses/Témoins"
-"My place"
-"Practice Exercises"
-"The Microphone Test"
-"Marticulation"
-"How to live?"
-"Front Collision”
-"The King"
-"Happy End" (co-directed by Paweł Kędzierski)
-"The Visit"
-"The Touch"
-"Father and Son on a Journey"

By Paweł Łoziński

-"Father and son"
-"Inventory"
-"Chemo"
-"Kitty, Kitty"
-"Between the doors"
-“My nature index in Lezno village”
-“The Ukrainian cleaning lady”
-"The Sisters"
-"The Way It Is”
-"Sławomir Mrożek presents"
-"100 years at the cinema"
-"Birthplace"
-"Structure"

In addition, the latest film by Marcin Bortkiewicz, “Left Side of the Face” will compete for the awards in the competition section, and the documentary “Abu Haraz” by Maciej Drygas will be shown in the non-competing section Far from Utopia, dedicated to showing difficult living conditions in various places on the world.

More information on the festival’s website.