LATA SWIETLNE (LIGHT YEARS)
Watchable. This documentary, shot over 4 years, may be unhurried - unfortunately - but it's funny, e.g. a hilarious race of the granny against a tortoise. The priest is imaginative in how he plays with his granny. Orthodox Church music forms an original soundtrack, especially the wonderful church bell which sounds kind of like in Jeff Mills' techno piece "The Bells".
Protagonist Vitali plays the church bell and says it's the largest musical instrument in the world, it can weigh e.g. 40 tonnes. The Orthodox Church liturgy consists of only human voice timbre and the bell.
OPOWIEDZ MI O MNIE (TELL ME MY STORY)
Recommended. A tragic documentary, by a male director, about a young woman looking for her true parents. Heart-wrenching.
It originated from Facebook groups where people look for their families. The director's aunt posted an ad from such a group where about 12 posts daily appear, hundreds of people follow. The scene of Magda cutting photos comes from a private message sent to him, some material comes from her own phone.
VICTORIA
Watchable. A funny actors' film with a smart script, the vibrator issue shows female solidarity. The frigid husband is a knight in historical enactments which is also humorous as some armours are too big for the guys. The depicted problems are quite shallow though and comical scenes not exactly hilarious.
The director was raised abroad, didn't know the actors from their films. She met them privately and wrote the script for them. Katarzyna Figura first performing each scene, before any hints, was always the best. The director says the weight she's carrying in the beginning is her burden in life.
MIKROKOSMOSY (UNIVERSES)
Watchable. A funny documentary in which the town of Bychawa is the protagonist. It takes you to the outer space and to a village where people live their earthly lives. The middle-aged fat drummer plays great.
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