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Prémio Revelação TAP
Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. His daily painting to classical music eventually pays off and he makes a name for himself in contemporary art. Good Catholic woman Zofia tries to hold the family together, but troubled son Tomasz proves to be a handful with his violent outbursts and suicidal threats. As he tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, the 28-year Beksiński saga unfolds through paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals...
Prémio Revelação TAP
Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. His daily painting to classical music eventually pays off and he makes a name for himself in contemporary art. Good Catholic woman Zofia tries to hold the family together, but troubled son Tomasz proves to be a handful with his violent outbursts and suicidal threats. As he tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, the 28-year Beksiński saga unfolds through paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals...
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Cast:
Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra -
Original Title:
Ostatnia Rodzina -
Country:
Poland -
Year:
2016 - 123’
Director
Jan P. Matuszynski
Born in Katowice in 1984, Jan P. Matuszyński is part of a promising new generation of Polish filmmakers. He graduated from the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia and specialized in Documentary filmmaking at Wajda School. His debut feature-length film, Deep Love (2013), was named Best Film of the Documentary Competition at Moscow International Film Festival. He followed this work with the disturbing The Last Family (2016), that premiered to an even greater critical acclaim, winning Best Film and Best Director prizes at the 10th Edition of LEFFEST, with Andrzej Seweryn also receiving the Best Actor award at Locarno International Film Festival for his performance. Matuszyński now returns with the historical drama Leave No Traces (2021), which was selected for the official competition of LEFFEST ’21.
