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joanna en face. O filmie Feliksa Falka
JOANNA EN FACE (ABOUT A FILM By FELIKS FALK)

Author(s): Przemysław Kaniecki
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Falk; Feliks; "Joanna"; Second World War; Jewish child; Holocaust; Polish cinema; history of film.

Summary/Abstract: "Joanna" by Feliks Falk tells a story of a woman, who during the Second World War hides a Jewish child and is accused of inappropriate contacts with a German officer. Kaniecki points to three different problem areas presented in the film, which are connected to different protagonists. The film can be seen through the eyes of the little girl Rose, as a film dealing with the Holocaust, it can also be seen as a story of a sacrifice of Joanna, finally it can be seen as a film – and that theme is connected to the figures of the accusers – that is the director’s manifest against shallow reasoning and quick judgements of choices people make in extreme situations. In this respect the film is also a comment of the current Polish situation relating to lustration.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 77-78
  • Page Range: 157-167
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish