Kowalscy Family Archive

collection Kowalscy Family Archive
authors Bohdan Kowalski
length 08'17
country Greece
locations Thessaloniki, Greece 
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0038 019
description

The author of the film is Bohdan Kowalski, who works as a Polish language teacher by day. His passions were travelling, film and photography. He was also co-founder of the Ińsko Film Summer, the University of the Third Age and the Film Discussion Club in Stargard. 

The film was made in the 1970s during a cruise to Greece. Shots of store signs and the busy streets of Thessaloniki. Bohdan walks along the seaside promenade, with the White Tower – one of the city’s most iconic landmarks – visible in the background. During his stay in Thessaloniki, the man not only visits monuments such as the Triumphal Arch of Galerius and the church of Agios Georgios, but also looks at the daily life of the locals, watching storefronts and products not available in Poland at the time. 

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keywords Greece  Thessaloniki  Galerius Triumphal Arch  White Tower  Agios Georgios Church  cruise  sea  ship  travel  city  sightseeing  monuments  stores  signs 
source of funding Ministry of Culture and National Heritage