Bełżeccy Family Archive

collection Bełżeccy Family Archive
authors Zbigniew Bełżecki
starring Marzena Bełżecka; Jadwiga Bełżecka
length 07'33
country Poland
locations Międzyzdroje, Poland  Wieliczka, Poland 
year 1969; 1974
format 8 mm
color black and white; color
signature PAFD 0006 002
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. 

Part 1

Genre scenes from a family visit to Wieliczka, at a cousin’s place, presumably in 1969. The theme of the film is playing with the child, splashing and running in the water. Summer carefree time.

Part 2 

Genre scenes from Marzena’s stay with her parents in Międzyzdroje in 1974. There was a Cracow’s Polfa resort. Marzena and her mother went there every year. As she counted, they had 11 such stays, but her father did not want to go to the seaside and was in Międzyzdroje only once. The rhythm of the day on the trip was determined by meals in the resort, which interrupted the all-day stay on the beach. Marzena and Jadwiga, after the end of the work holidays, often stayed in Międzyzdroje for additional two weeks in rented accommodation. The film consists of typical scenes from a holiday by the Baltic Sea: swimming in the sea, walks on the beach and sunbathing among beach baskets. After staying with her mother in Międzyzdroje, Marzena went with her father to Masuria, where they sailed a boat built by Zbigniew and met with his friends and acquaintances from Warsaw.

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keywords Poland  Międzyzdroje  Wieliczka  Baltic Sea  dog  sea  pier  playground  beach basket  fun  children  bath  river 
source of funding Ministry of Culture and National Heritage