Bełżeccy Family Archive

collection Bełżeccy Family Archive
authors Zbigniew Bełżecki
starring Zbigniew Bełżecki
length 0:25:16
country Italy; France
locations Paris, France  Nice, France  Venice, Italy  Verona, Italy 
year 1970–1980
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0006 021
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. 

An account of Zbigniew’s trip to Italy and France. Shots of mountain landscapes recorded from a coach or train. On reaching Venice, Zbigniew walks around St Mark’s Square and watches the gondolas floating on the canals. The next stop on the route is Verona. After leaving Italy, Zbigniew travels to Nice, where he walks by the sea and films the lush Mediterranean countryside. From the Côte d’Azur, Zbigniew travels to Paris to visit his sister Wieslawa. Shots of the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral and everyday city life. 

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keywords journey  excursion  tourism  sightseeing  monuments  sea  beach  palm trees  landscape  gondola  city  street  car  church  cathedral 
source of funding Polish Film Institute