2016, 123 min., Poland
Polish with English subtitles
Direction/Reżyseria
JAN P. MATUSZYŃSKI
Script/Scenariusz
ROBERT BOLESTO
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
KACPER FERTACZ
Art Direction/Scenografia
JAGNA JANICKA
Editing/Montaż
PRZEMYSŁAW CHRUŚCIELEWSKI
Sound/Dźwięk
JAROSŁAW BAJDOWSKI, KACPER HABISIAK, MARCIN KASIŃSKI
Produced by/Produkcja
AURUM FILM
Producers/Producenci
LESZEK BODZAK, ANETA HICKINBOTHAM
Cast/Obsada
Andrzej Seweryn (Zdzisław Beksiński), Dawid Ogrodnik (Tomasz Beksiński), Aleksandra Konieczna (Zofia Beksińska), Andrzej Chyra (Piotr Dmochowski), Zofia Perczyńska (Stanisława Beksińska), Danuta Nagórna (Stanisława Stankiewicz), Alicja Karluk (Patrycja), Magdalena Boczarska (Ewa), Agnieszka Michalska (Helena)
Set over 28 years, “The Last Family” is a black comedy about Zdzisław Beksiński and his family. The story begins in 1977 when his son, Tomek, moves into an apartment in their housing complex. This intensifies relations between them. Zofia, Tomek’s mother, constantly worries about her overly sensitive and disturbed son; Zdzisław, the father, tries to devote himself to his art. After Tomek’s first suicide attempt, Zdzisław and Zofia must struggle to help their son and also to regain control over their lives. When Zdzisław signs a contract with Piotr Dmochowski, an art promoter living in France and Tomek begins work at Polish Radio, it seems the family’s troubles are behind them. However, that is not their fate as a series of strange events is yet to come.
JAN P. MATUSZYŃSKI
Born in 1984. Director of short films, music videos and commercials. He graduated from the Film Directing Department of the Silesian University in Katowice and a documentary course at the Andrzej Wajda Master School in Warsaw. “The Last Family” is his debut as a feature film director.
His documentary “Deep Love” was awarded 2014 “Discovering Eye” from the PFFA for the most interesting emerging film artist.
FILMOGRAPHY
2016 The Last Family (Ostatnia rodzina)
MUVICO NOVEMBER 22 at 7:30 pm.
