Bełżeccy Family Archive

collection Bełżeccy Family Archive
authors Zbigniew Bełżecki
starring Zbigniew Bełżecki
length 00:21:51
country France
year 1968–1973
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0006 006
description

Zbigniew Bełżecki (1914–2009) worked by day as a chemist in the research department of the Cracow Pharmaceutical Plant “Polfa”. His film archive consists of records of trips with his wife Jadwiga and daughter Marzena, as well as motorcycle trips around Europe. 

The trips were always preceded by long preparations, and after their completion Zbigniew wrote down the recorded audio diaries and created books from them on his own. He was also passionate about nature and photography. 

A film from a trip abroad to Paris, the 60s or 70s. Zbigniew Bełżecki had a sister in Paris, thanks to which he had the opportunity to visit the French capital. Therefore, it is not a typical tourist film from the Seine. The film almost did not even include the Eiffel Tower, which we can see only briefly in one of the scenes. Bełżecki filmed what was close to him in Paris, that is, above all, Montmartre, and what fascinated him: the bustling streets, the rich nightlife of the metropolis, the hustle and bustle, trade, the feast of colors and sounds. How different was that reality from the reality of the People’s Republic of Poland! In the film, we can see, for instance, Gibert Jeune bookstore, Tati department store, Pigalle Square, Sacré-Coeur basilica or Cabaret de la Bohème.

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keywords Paris  France  Montmartre  Gibert Jeune bookstore  Tati  Pigalle Square  Sacré-Coeur  Cabaret de la Bohème  nightlife  street trade  fashion  neon signs  leisure  travel 
source of funding Ministry of Culture and National Heritage