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DESIRE FOR BEAUTY

POLISH TITLE: PRAGNIENIE PIĘKNA

The first ever Polish documentary on the issues of beauty and self-perception. It follows the winding journeys of four people who turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection. Aside from the obvious dilemmas, Desire for Beauty addresses numerous hidden questions, and reveals things that neither the makers nor the heroes of the film really expected. The making of the film attracted a number of renowned members of Polish social scene, and found solid support in the professional opinions of the country's top experts in various fields - from psychology to the fashion industry. However, more importantly, the film will take its spectators on a breathtaking emotional ride, and trigger a wave of discussion about one of humankind's most unquenchable desires.

Cast: Maria Czubaszek, Agata Kulesza, Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz, Mikolaj Lizut, Katarzyna Miller, Piotr Najsztub, Julia Pietrucha, Maria Rotkiel, Marzena Sienkiewicz, Agnieszka Szulim.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
88'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Miguel Gaudencio
SCRIPT:
Miguel Gaudencio
DOP:
Maciej Puczynski
EDITOR:
Miguel Gaudencio, Tomasz Kuckowski, Seba Mucha
MUSIC:
Jorge Quintela
SOUND:
Remigusz Pilawka
PRODUCTION:
Alicja Kapturska

Miguel Gaudencio »

Born in 1971, in Mozambique, Miguel Gaudencio directed more than three hundred music videos in Portugal before reaching the age of 30. By 2001 advertising agencies were lining up to utilize Miguel's talent and he began shooting commercials for leading multi-national clients such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Mercedes. By 2003 Miguel was working across Europe and North of Africa. In 2009 Miguel directed his first full-length feature film, "Second Life" starring Piotr Adamczyk along with an all-star Portuguese cast and is noted as one of the biggest production budgets in Portuguese cinema. In 2011, Miguel directed the first ever Polish feature documentary, "Pragnienie Piekna aka Desire for Beauty", on the issues of beauty and self-perception. The making of the film Desire for Beauty attracted a number of renowned members of Polish social scene (Piotr Najsztub, Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz, Maria Czubaszek) and found solid support in the professional opinions of the country's top experts in various fields - from psychology to the fashion industry. The film stars Agata Kulesza and was released in the cinemas during the spring of 2013.