A young man enters a monastery, where he is supposed to help with renovation tasks. During his stay, he witnesses the last days of a decrepit abbot. Zanussi’s student graduation film, shot without dialogue, already plays with several topics that he would explore magniloquently in his later works, including the confrontation with the finite nature of life and spirituality.
ŚMIERĆ PROWINCJAŁA / TOD EINES PROVINZIALS
POL 1965 / 28 min
Language: No dialogue
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
Screenplay: Krzysztof Zanussi
Cast: Władysław Jarema, Jerzy Jogałła
Producer: Mieczysław Mękarski
Production Company: Film School Łodz
Rights Holder: Indeks Film Studio
A young man enters a monastery, where he is supposed to help with renovation tasks. During his stay, he witnesses the last days of a decrepit abbot. Zanussi’s student graduation film, shot without dialogue, already plays with several topics that he would explore magniloquently in his later works, including the confrontation with the finite nature of life and spirituality.
