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NOTES ON LIFE. A MOVIE ABOUT EDWARD ŻEBROWSKI

POLISH TITLE: NOTATKI Z ŻYCIA. EDWARD ŻEBROWSKI

The memories of one of the least appreciated Polish film directors – Edward Żebrowski, whose films include the screen adaptation of Stanisław Lem’s novel „Hospital of Transfiguration”, are revived in the lens of Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz. The director’s notes, found after many years, serve as a pretext to tell the story of his life. His enigmatic charm and insightful eye are discussed by his family members, friends from the film school as well as the people who were close to him (including Agnieszka Holland, Krzysztof Zanussi and Wojciech Marczewski), who attest to Żebrowski’s intriguing talent.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
75'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz
SCRIPT:
Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz
DOP:
Jacek Petrycki
EDITOR:
Grażyna Gradoń
PRODUCTION:
WFDiF (Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych)

Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz »

Director of several dozen documentaries and TV theatre plays who has won numerous awards. She graduated from Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and from Film Directing at the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia. The documentaries "I Am a Man" (1986) and "The Office" (1986) won her renown, in particular the latter one was showered with awards. For years, she has created film portraits of famous Poles, including Leszek Kołakowski, Czesław Miłosz and Jerzy Grotowski. Among her other well-known documentaries were: "Gdańsk Railway Station" (2008) and the biographical documentary "Wiera Gran" (2011). She is a lecturer at the Directing Department of the Film School in Łódź.
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