Hair (12+)
Poland , 1972, colour, 17 min.
Director: Marek Piwowski
Director: Marek Piwowski
Film was intented as a report from an official event which was Friendship Cup at the 9th All Socialist Hairdressing Art Competition held in Warsaw in 1971. The director restricted himself to showing the contest without any commentary. The parodic title aside, the very manner in which the competition was presented leaves no doubt as to the author’s satirical intentions. By exposig the event’s tackiness, the hairdressers’ and judges’ bad taste, the models’ and comperers’ pretentiousness and the triviality of the accompanying events and setting, Piwowski poked fun at the more than just the low level of the domestic entertainment industry.
AWARDS
Krakow Short Film Festival, 1973 (Krakow, Poland): Grand Prix.
Marek Piwowski
Marek Piwowski
was born on October 24, 1935 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is a director and actor, known for “The Cruise” (1970), “Excuse Me, Is It Here They Beat Up People?” (1976) and “Hijacking Agata” (1993).
FILMOGRAPHY
A Compartment for One Hundred or More People, 1960; Overture, 1960; Kirk Douglas, 1966; The Fly Killer, 1966; Fire! Fire! At Last Something Has Happened, 1967; Two Left Hands, 1968; Succes, 1968; Being Sixteen, 1969; Psychodrama or a Fairy Tale about the Prince and Cinderella, 1969; The Cruise, 1970; The Screwdriver, 1971; Hair, 1972; Psychodrama, 1972; Only for Adults, 1973; Before Death Occurred, 1974; Addiction, 1975; Excuse Me, Is It Here They Beat Up People?, 1976; Hijacking Agata, 1993; The Parade Step; 1997; Oskar, 2005.
Poland , 1972, colour, 17 min.
Director: Marek Piwowski
Director: Marek Piwowski
Film was intented as a report from an official event which was Friendship Cup at the 9th All Socialist Hairdressing Art Competition held in Warsaw in 1971. The director restricted himself to showing the contest without any commentary. The parodic title aside, the very manner in which the competition was presented leaves no doubt as to the author’s satirical intentions. By exposig the event’s tackiness, the hairdressers’ and judges’ bad taste, the models’ and comperers’ pretentiousness and the triviality of the accompanying events and setting, Piwowski poked fun at the more than just the low level of the domestic entertainment industry.
AWARDS
Krakow Short Film Festival, 1973 (Krakow, Poland): Grand Prix.