Cycle: Bogdan Dziworski [1]

Hokej (Hockey)
A documentary about a championship hockey game in Katowice. The hockey scenes slowly begin to demonstrate an increased sense of brutality. Images of competition mixed with children practicing create a poignant message about the violence of adults.
1976 - POLOGNE - 11' - NO DIALOG

Olimpiada (Olympics)
Zakopane, a children's ski competition, is where kids are first introduced to both victory and defeat. Like a fairy tale, the splendid images unfold with the background tick of a stopwatch. Joyful and exhausted, these children are ready to grow up.
1978 - POLOGNE - 17' - NO DIALOG

Dwubój klasyczny (Nordic Combination)
A film that examines the beauty and risks of ski competitions. With finesse, Dziworski shows moments of success and also defeat as the camera follows the ski competitors. Read symbolically, the film represents the eternal fall of man.
1987 - POLOGNE - 11' - NO DIALOG

Sceny narciarskie z Franzem Klammerem (Skiing Scenes with Franz Klammer)
A film featuring Franz Klammer, a famous Austrian skier from the 1970s. The film comically plays with aspects of kitsch in Austrian culture. An expressive allegory, it explores the iconography rather than the reality of Klammer's unique persona.
1980 - POLOGNE / AUTRICHE - 20' - NO DIALOG

Fechtmistrz (The Swordsman)
A portrait of W?adys?aw Kurpiewski, fencing master and mentor to generations of Polish Olympians, the film explores the method of mastering oneself. Black and white sculptural beauty comes alive with the elegance of fencing and the rhythm of combat.
1980 - POLOGNE - 12' - NO DIALOG

Pięciobój nowoczesny (Pentathlon moderne)
What are the limits of human endurance?? The film follows Olympic champion Janusz P?ciak during his intense training and participation in the pentathlon. A visual poem, the film's montage slowly mixes the five sports into an inextricable unity.
1975 - POLOGNE - 8' - NO DIALOG

Kilka opowiesci o szlowieku (A Few Stories About Man)
A film about courage in overcoming a physical handicap. Jerzy Orłowski lost his arms at age 12. At 37, he is a respected athlete, artist and loving father. This masterpiece examines the cruelty of destiny and the strength of the human spirit.
1983 - POLOGNE - 20’ - NO DIALOG

Flagey, Filmer A Tout Prix, Gsara