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The Primer (12+)

Poland , 1981, colour, 8 min.
Director: Wojciech Wiszniewski
„The Primer” – one of Wiszniewski’s the most moving films – is a portrayal of the state of the Polish soul in the mid 70s. The reciated primer symbolizes a key to the way people communicate and perceive the world and traditions. The film is permeated with ugliness and lifelessness, which are extraordinary lit and beautifully captured by camera. Tradition is dead, communications between people has become ossified in its banal formats; we know all the letters of the alphabet but cannot put them into the sentences which would express our true selves.

Wojciech Wiszniewski

Wojciech Wiszniewski

was a Polish filmmaker who mainly directed faux documentaries. Most of his films were censored by the communist authorities due to its pessimistic look at 1970s Poland. Only after his death were they released.

FILMOGRAPHY

Heart attack, 1967; Trace, 1969; Tomorrow. April 31 – May 1, 1970, 1970; A Story of a Man Who Filled 552% Of The Quota, 1973; Random Love Story, 1974; The Carpenter, 1976; Foreman On A Farm, 1978; The Primer, 1981.
Poland , 1981, colour, 8 min.
Director: Wojciech Wiszniewski
„The Primer” – one of Wiszniewski’s the most moving films – is a portrayal of the state of the Polish soul in the mid 70s. The reciated primer symbolizes a key to the way people communicate and perceive the world and traditions. The film is permeated with ugliness and lifelessness, which are extraordinary lit and beautifully captured by camera. Tradition is dead, communications between people has become ossified in its banal formats; we know all the letters of the alphabet but cannot put them into the sentences which would express our true selves.