Małanicz Family Archive

collection Małanicz Family Archive
authors Janusz Małanicz
starring Anna Małanicz; Katarzyna Małanicz
length 0:09:27
country Poland
locations Biecz, Poland  Muszyna, Poland  Warsaw, Poland 
year 1973–1976
format 8 mm
color black and white; color
signature PAFD 0039 078
description

Eugeniusz Małanicz was born in 1904 in Zelczyn. He was an electrical engineer by education, and a passionate moviegoer and collector of films and film cameras. In 1925, he founded a travelling cinema “Oaza”, touring the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Although the business went bankrupt after a year, the passion for cinematography remained with Eugeniusz until his death. In December 1939, he moved with his family to Warsaw and settled in Saska Kępa. An important place in his life was Giby – a village in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, to which he traveled from the 40s. There he rested, kayaked and took pictures. Eugeniusz died in Giby in 1982, and the hood of his beloved car (Hansa) rested on his tombstone.

The film was made in 1973–1976 in Warsaw by Eugeniusz’s son, Janusz Małanicz. 
Part 1
Dachshund Pikulina takes care of her newborn puppies. The view from the window of the apartment at 8 Elsterska Street in Warsaw’s Saska Kępa. Already grown dogs play on the floor. A little boy plays with a toy car. We can also see Kasia, Janusz and Anna’s daughter, lying on the bed. 
Part 2 
An account of the trip of Janusz, Ania and Kasia Małanicz to Muszyna in 1976. Shots of stands on the festival, traditional wooden architecture and mountain landscape. The family also visits the building of the Museum of Biecz Area. 

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keywords dog  dachshund  puppies  child  fun  car  sightseeing  festival  mountains  church  museum  monument  architecture  tenement house  
source of funding Polish Film Institute