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The struggle between poor villagers, who are eager to build a co-operative mill and a cultural centre, and the village wealthy men - the miller and the kulaks - who are desperate to stop the farmers.
- Kazimierz Sumerski, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- WFF Lodz
Overview. The struggle between poor villagers, who are eager to build a co-operative mill and a cultural centre, and the village wealthy men - the miller and the kulaks - who are desperate to stop the farmers. Kazimierz Sumerski.
Career: Assistant director and scriptwriter, 1946–51; co-directed first feature with Kazimierz Sumerski, 1952; head of Studia Kadr, from 1955. Awards: Premio Evrotecnica, Venice Festival, for Night Train, 1959; Silver Palm, Cannes Festival, for Mother Joanna of the Angels, 1961; Silver Bear, Berlin Festival, for The President's Death, 1977.
The struggle between poor villagers, who are eager to build a co-operative mill and a cultural centre, and the village wealthy men - the miller and the kulaks - who are desperate to stop the farmers.
Kazimierz Sumerski was born in 1910. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Kariera (1955), Gromada (1952) and Czarci zleb (1950). He died on 26 August 1953 in Lack, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Kazimierz Sumerski
- August 26, 1953
Dec 27, 2007 · The Polish school of filmmaking usually followed a national perspective - its great theme was the fate of the Poles. Kawalerowicz, meanwhile, chose universal themes. He is probably best known for his films Mother Joan of the Angels and Pharaoh, which reveal the director's special and original style.
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz / Kazimierz Sumerski Genres - Comedy Drama , Drama | Sub-Genres - Slice of Life | Release Date - Apr 29, 1952 | Run Time - 105 min. |
