Bełżeccy Family Archive

collection Bełżeccy Family Archive
authors Zbigniew Bełżecki
length 0:02:40
year 1970–1980
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0006 027 v3
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 made during one of Zbigniew’s journeys through Europe. Shots of ancient ruins by a busy street. Zbigniew poses to the camera next to a pitched tent and motorbike, then watches rocks and caves. Passengers on a ship watch a truck leaving the ship in the harbour. Shots of laughing fellow passengers and a panorama of the sea.
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keywords city  monument  history  architecture  architectural detail  windows  window frames  elevation  stones  sculptural decoration  portal  exhibition  furniture  desk  chair  tower  church  basilica  panorama 
source of funding Polish Film Institute