Małanicz Family Archive

collection Małanicz Family Archive
authors Barbara Łabno
starring Lech Łabno; Tomasz Łabno
length 0:04:48
year 1980-1990
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0039 097
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 probably made during a holiday trip in the 80s. Leszek Łabno (Eugeniusz’s son-in-law) and his son (Tomek) watch a crab in a large jar. Shots from a seaside town showing the sea, ships, and local architecture. 

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keywords crab  jar  sea  ship  port  beach  car  architecture  holidays  summer  leisure 
source of funding Polish Film Institute