Within the program of the VOICES Festival there is a series of master-classes held by the greatest professionals of cinema.
First, Sir Krzysztof spoke about himself, shared funny and curious facts about his life with the audience (on admitting that his last name is by no means Polish, the director told a story of how once he decided to shock his Italian millionaire-relatives. Having invited them in 1980 to see his movie “Contract” shown at the Festival of Venice, a young director tried to produce an impression, but even the applause that exploded in the cinema hall after the end of the film did not mean much – the uncle, “a manufacturer of the washing machines and refrigerators”, said: “When I enter the factory, everybody is applauding as well.”)
While studying philosophy at university, Krzysztof got into the students’ cinemaclub. Later he became interested in the “Nouvelle vague” movement that set off in France. That’s how the director commented on it: “The way I left the amateur cinema was the exact way I got back into it. But this amateur cinema was different. Absolutely different.”
Zanussi also spoke about the way he likes to shoot his films, about the other things he likes to do, e.g. working in the theater (“In the cinema I am a host while in the theater I am only a guest”), on television, in the museum (“A museum is, first of all, a place where a dramatic action is going on, and I, as a guide, was trying to dramatize this place”), teaching (“The subject that I invented myself, the strategies of life”).
Following the format of a master-class, Zanussi demonstrated 2 extracts of his films. Using these examples he talked specifically about the variety of film endings. The director listened carefully to questions from the audience and answered them with great pleasure. While answering a question about the Polish film “Mother Teresa of Cats” Krzysztof noted that the film has found its audience in Poland, and has become one of the key-events of the cinematic year, especially remarkable was performance of the actors.
The master-class was finished with the words “Cinema is the best method of communicating with people and avoiding loneliness”.
First, Sir Krzysztof spoke about himself, shared funny and curious facts about his life with the audience (on admitting that his last name is by no means Polish, the director told a story of how once he decided to shock his Italian millionaire-relatives. Having invited them in 1980 to see his movie “Contract” shown at the Festival of Venice, a young director tried to produce an impression, but even the applause that exploded in the cinema hall after the end of the film did not mean much – the uncle, “a manufacturer of the washing machines and refrigerators”, said: “When I enter the factory, everybody is applauding as well.”)
While studying philosophy at university, Krzysztof got into the students’ cinemaclub. Later he became interested in the “Nouvelle vague” movement that set off in France. That’s how the director commented on it: “The way I left the amateur cinema was the exact way I got back into it. But this amateur cinema was different. Absolutely different.”
Zanussi also spoke about the way he likes to shoot his films, about the other things he likes to do, e.g. working in the theater (“In the cinema I am a host while in the theater I am only a guest”), on television, in the museum (“A museum is, first of all, a place where a dramatic action is going on, and I, as a guide, was trying to dramatize this place”), teaching (“The subject that I invented myself, the strategies of life”).
Following the format of a master-class, Zanussi demonstrated 2 extracts of his films. Using these examples he talked specifically about the variety of film endings. The director listened carefully to questions from the audience and answered them with great pleasure. While answering a question about the Polish film “Mother Teresa of Cats” Krzysztof noted that the film has found its audience in Poland, and has become one of the key-events of the cinematic year, especially remarkable was performance of the actors.
The master-class was finished with the words “Cinema is the best method of communicating with people and avoiding loneliness”.
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