Małanicz Family Archive

collection Małanicz Family Archive
authors Jan Geppert; Janusz Małanicz
starring Jan Geppert; Daniela Surowiec; Jerzy Surowiec; Ruth Surowiec
length 0:18:36
country Switzerland
locations Ascona, Switzerland 
year 1971
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0039 091
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 second part of the account of the trip of Janusz Małanicz and Jan Geppert to Switzerland in 1971 (the first film from the trip is PAFD_0039_075). During the journey, the men visited Janusz’s sister (Barbara Łabno) with her family – husband (Leszek) and son (Tomek), as well as Jerzy Surowiec (Janusz’s cousin) with his wife (Ruth) and their daughter (Daniela). 

Janusz and Jan drive to Ascona, where they walk along the promenade and observe everyday life in the Swiss town. Jerzy crosses the street and hands the camera to Ruth. We can see a ship sailing on the lake. The Surowiec family eat sweets bought a moment earlier in a confectionery. Shots from a car trip. Janusz and Jan stop on the way to see the mountain landscapes and visit other towns. 

(AT)

keywords lake  mountains  ship  boat  camera  car  walk  family  leisure 
source of funding Polish Film Institute