A calmly meditative film about the meeting in a monastery between a young art historian and an aged, dying provincial – an encounter which starts the young man thinking about the meaning and finite nature of life. Krzysztof Zanussi’s graduation film received awards at several festivals including Moscow, Venice and Mannheim.
Śmierć prowincjała / Der Tod eines Provinzials
POL 1965 / 29 min
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
Screenplay: Krzysztof Zanussi
Cinematographer: Jan Hesse
Cast: Władysław Jarema,Jerzy Jogałła
Production Company: PWSFTViT - Łódź
A calmly meditative film about the meeting in a monastery between a young art historian and an aged, dying provincial – an encounter which starts the young man thinking about the meaning and finite nature of life. Krzysztof Zanussi’s graduation film received awards at several festivals including Moscow, Venice and Mannheim.
