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Wojciech Wiszniewski

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Wojciech Wiszniewski was a Polish film director and screenwriter, renowned for his innovative approach to documentary filmmaking. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1972, where his early work, Zawał serca (Heart Attack, 1967), received recognition at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival. Wiszniewski's films are characterized by their critical examination of Polish society, often blending documentary and fictional elements to challenge official narratives. Notable works include Elementarz (The Primer, 1976) and Sztygar na zagrodzie (The Foreman in His Own Home, 1978). His unique style and bold subject matter have left a lasting impact on Polish cinema.

22-02-1946

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Łódź, Poland

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Where Eskimos Live

Where Eskimos Live

Sharkey, part of the sinister world of child trade, picks up Vlado, an orphan of war, dreaming of freedom and a better life. They embark upon a strange and enlightening journey through war torn Bosnia. As they struggle to get out of the country and fight to stay alive, they find a special love and compassion from which emerges their ultimate moral and spiritual redemption.
6.9

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2002

Foreman on a Farm

Foreman on a Farm

Film about the story of a miner who decides to change his life by migrating to the countryside with his wife and childrens. (FILMAFFINITY)
6.5

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1978

Foreman on a Farm

Foreman on a Farm

Film about the story of a miner who decides to change his life by migrating to the countryside with his wife and childrens. (FILMAFFINITY)
6.5

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1978

ABC Book

ABC Book

A staged cinematic parable, it presents in symbolic images a painful diagnosis of Poles' sense of identity in the 1970s.
7.5

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1976

ABC Book

ABC Book

A staged cinematic parable, it presents in symbolic images a painful diagnosis of Poles' sense of identity in the 1970s.
7.5

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1976

A Carpenter

A Carpenter

Despite the fact that the film is a documentary, its lead character and his life story are fictitious, though very probable. It is one of the best examples of creative documentary film-making of Wojciech Wiszniewski.
6.4

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1976

A Carpenter

A Carpenter

Despite the fact that the film is a documentary, its lead character and his life story are fictitious, though very probable. It is one of the best examples of creative documentary film-making of Wojciech Wiszniewski.
6.4

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1976

Wanda Gosciminska – A Textile Worker

Wanda Gosciminska – A Textile Worker

The life of a female weaver is thrown onto the socio-political canvas of pre-war and post-war communist Poland through the use of expressive allegorical and symbolic imagery in this imaginative take on the documentary form.
8.0

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1975

Random Love Story

Random Love Story

This 50-minutes long TV production, Wiszniewski's only feature film, is the story of a young worker, who is given a flat by his union commission on condition that he gets married.
6.0

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1974

Random Love Story

Random Love Story

This 50-minutes long TV production, Wiszniewski's only feature film, is the story of a young worker, who is given a flat by his union commission on condition that he gets married.
6.0

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1974

A Story of a Man Who Filled 552% of the Quota

A Story of a Man Who Filled 552% of the Quota

A movie quintessential to Wiszniewski's artistic output. Its protagonist, Bernard Budgol, is a miner and a legendary leader of socialist labour in the 40s and 50s. Structured around a dissonance and contradiction, the film is reminiscent of a broken mirror. Budgol's utterances do not for a cohesive whole, but come into conflict with one another. His wife, children and fellow miners tend to be critical of him while the protagonist himself feels compelled to defend his legend and the rightousness of his own conduct. (FILMAFFINITY)
6.0

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1973

A Story of a Man Who Filled 552% of the Quota

A Story of a Man Who Filled 552% of the Quota

A movie quintessential to Wiszniewski's artistic output. Its protagonist, Bernard Budgol, is a miner and a legendary leader of socialist labour in the 40s and 50s. Structured around a dissonance and contradiction, the film is reminiscent of a broken mirror. Budgol's utterances do not for a cohesive whole, but come into conflict with one another. His wife, children and fellow miners tend to be critical of him while the protagonist himself feels compelled to defend his legend and the rightousness of his own conduct. (FILMAFFINITY)
6.0

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1973

Tomorrow. 31st of April, 1st of May 1970

Tomorrow. 31st of April, 1st of May 1970

It is the day before the international worker's day.
0.0

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1970

Trace

Trace

A dilligent portrayal of the railway community depicts the mundanity of a pensioner's life set against lively scenes from his workplace, in the form of memories or dreams. (FILMAFFINITY)
4.5

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1969

Heart Attack

Heart Attack

One of his first and the most famous undergrad shorts, which seems to forshadow the director's death. A prize winner at a film festival in Oberhausen, it does not bear any great resemblance to Wiszniewski's later films.It attempts to illustrate the subjective states of a character through expressionistic photography, hardcore jazz and associative editing.
5.3

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1967

Heart Attack

Heart Attack

One of his first and the most famous undergrad shorts, which seems to forshadow the director's death. A prize winner at a film festival in Oberhausen, it does not bear any great resemblance to Wiszniewski's later films.It attempts to illustrate the subjective states of a character through expressionistic photography, hardcore jazz and associative editing.
5.3

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1967

Wilkasy 70

Wilkasy 70

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