Love and Empty Words
Poland2018documentary77'Konkurs polski (2018)
A double portrait of Adam and Wanda. Their feeling is tested by Alzheimer’s disease, which Wanda was diagnosed with five years ago. With time, her health condition makes it impossible to communicate using words. The relationship between the ill woman and her caring husband reveals a deeper dimension of their marriage. Mundane matters, such as everyday hygiene, doctor’s appointments, a walk or dinner together, are used to construct the image of the difficult everyday life of the married couple. Their days together are nothing like their life in the past. Not everyone could shoulder the burden they are both carrying.
- directed by
- Małgorzata Imielska
Director and screenwriter. She is a graduate of Film and Television Directing at the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Her documentaries primarily focus on World War II and the Holocaust. She also makes television theatre performances. Her documentary "Tell Me, Why?" (2006) has been awarded in, among others, Houston, Krakow and Canton. At present, she is developing her feature film "Mydło".
- cinematography
- Maciej Kozłowski
- script
- Małgorzata Imielska
- music
- Marek Napiórkowski
- editing
- Marek Skorupski
- production
- Barbara Ławska (Studio Filmowe KRONIKA Polska Kronika Filmowa)
- Photo
