Essentially a making-of of La double vie de Véronique, this documentary is based on an interview with Kielowski held while he was making that film. Kielowski discusses his personal philosophy on the process of making his films and the themes behind them, from his documentaries in communist Poland to La double vie de Véronique. A very well-made and thoughtful making-of.
The Polish doco for the BFI’s Century of Cinema distinguishes itself from all the others in the series by being the only one not to have any film critics, academics, directors, etc providing a commentary. Instead it takes the refreshing route of having ordinary people of all ages talking about what’s special to them about movies – so we get some old folks describing their firs...
The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine / Podstawy BHP w kopalni miedzi (19:39)
Commissioned instructional documentary film about the conditions of safety and hygiene of work in the Lubin Copper Mine. The artist brought his craftsmanship to bear even in this kind of occasional bread-and-butter work. This was also a useful occasion for sharpening a documentary make...
Between Wroclaw And Zielona Gora / Miedzy Wroclawiem a Zielona Gora (10:12)
Workers and working life were subjects of special importance to Kieslowski, and often in his early documentaries as well as in his features he focused on them. Two of his films were commissioned by the copper mine. This reportage film about the Lubin copper mine focuses on the hopes of a miner and his n...