DOK.fest is in the Here&Now: LESSONS OF LOVE
in cooperation with MVHS
How is growing old viewed today? What ideas about the final phase of life shape us, and which role models break through the clichés of aging? Four extraordinary documentaries tell the stories of people who continue to live out their passion for dance, music, creativity, and love in their old age. An Auschwitz survivor finds a way to express her traumatic experiences on stage, an elderly New York interior designer creates rooms that reflect her eccentric life, a Polish bon vivant persistently pursues her passions, and elderly people in Denmark look back on the great loves of their lives and draw special strength from them. Haunting and inspiring portraits about dignity, longing, and the courage to shape one's own life until the very end.
Course number: W249320
Free admission, registration welcome.
LESSONS OF LOVE
Poland 2019 – Director: Małgorzata Goliszewska, Kasia Mateja – Original language: Polish – Subtitles: English – Length: 75 min.
Life is a stage: At least for Jola. No matter whether she is gossiping with friends on the beach in a bathing suit, meeting her children or floating across the dancefloor of Café Smile. She is the star, make-up and eccentric dresses fit perfectly. At 69, Jola leaves her violent husband and their shared home in Italy. She returns to Poland and now wants everything before it's too late: singing, dancing – and maybe even love? Observation and dreamlike staging combine to create a unique, touching portrait.
Biographies
Małgorzata Goliszewska has a degree in Multimedia Art from the Academy of Arts in Szczecin. Her work includes short films, videos, installations, performance, texts, sound and drawings. LESSONS OF LOVE is her first feature-length documentary film.
Katarzyna Mateja is a filmmaker and photographer. She has a degree from Edinburgh College of Art and works for film and television as a director, cinematographer, editor, sound technician and producer.
English/Original Title: LEKCJA MIŁOŚCI. Writer: Małgorzata Goliszewska, Anna Stylinska. Camera: Mateusz Czuchnowski, Katarzyna Mateja, Tymon Tykwinski. Sound: Anna Rok, Jarosław Sadowski. Editing: Alan Zejer. Production: Widok Films. Producer: Anna Stylinska. International Sales: Autlook Filmsales
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