PLAIN LANDSCAPE WITH A CRADLE

KRAJOBRAZ NIZINNY Z KOŁYSKĄ

"Plain landscape with a cradle" is a portrait of an alcoholic consistently and consciously ruining his own life. The main character, a lonely man in his sixties from a small village in Masuria, submits to the death drive, a bustling force of ruthless and overpowering nature. Thanks to powerful images, lack of narrator’s commentary, unique ambiance and intimacy between the author and his character, the film resists the temptation of passing gratuitous moral judgements. 

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

  • Genre: Dokumentalny
  • Country: Polska
  • Running time: 15
  • Year: 2010

Director: Arek Biedrzycki

Script: Arek Biedrzycki

DOP: Paweł Chorzępa

Editing: Arek Biedrzycki

Production company: Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich - Studio Munka

About the director:

Arek Biedrzycki

Arek Biedrzycki

graduate of Wajda School and Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television University of Silesia in Katowice in film directing. Part-taker of various workshops, including Passion to Market in NFTS Beaconsfield and La Fémis in Paris, Talent Lab in Reykjavík and Directing Actors in New York. Author of films created within the Munk Studio debut programmes – "Plain Landscape with a cradle" and "Beat Frequency".  During his film studies he has made, among others, "Errata" and "You keep an eye on us", which competed in many international film festivals where they have received a lot of recognition. He lives in Warsaw.

At festivals:

Era New Horizons International Film Festival 2010, Poland, 2010 (competition)

dokumentART - European Documentary Film Festival, Germany / Poland, 2010 (competition)

DOCSDF, Mexico, 2010 (competition)

East Silver Market 2010, Czech Republic, 2010 (SILVER EYE AWARD - Special Mention)

ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid, 2010 (competition)

DOX BOX, Syria, 2011 (competition)

Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada, 2011 (competition)

Curt.doc Short Documentary Festival, Spain, 2011 (competition)

31st Fajr International Film Festival, Iran, 2013 (screening)