Małanicz Family Archive

collection Małanicz Family Archive
authors Janusz Małanicz
starring Barbara Łabno; Anna Małanicz; Katarzyna Małanicz; Ewa Surowiec; Lech Surowiec; Ruth Surowiec
length 0:06:35
country Poland
locations Giby, Poland  Warsaw, Poland 
year 1970–1980
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0039 089
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.

Film made in the early 1970s.

Part 1 

Ewa and Leszek Surowiec collect parasol mushrooms near Gib. Ewa arranges the collected mushrooms next to the car. On the way, the couple meets a flock of turkeys.

Part 2 

Shots of the first moments of dachshund Pikulina in an apartment on Elsterska Street in Warsaw’s Saska Kępa district. Kasia Małanicz (Eugeniusz’s granddaughter) takes the dog on her lap.

Part 3 

Oblique shots of Kasia dancing. 

Part 4

Barbara Łabno (daughter of Eugeniusz and Ludwika), Ruth Surowiec and Anna Małanicz (daughter-in-law of Eugeniusz and Ludwika) are on a cruise ship on the Vistula River. Shots of the ship’s captain and Barbara and Ruth talking. 

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keywords mushrooms  parasol mushrooms  forest  car  turkey  dog  dachshund  puppy  dance  play  child  childhood  ship  cruise  trip  river  family  family life  relaxation  free time 
source of funding Polish Film Institute