Małanicz Family Archive

collection Małanicz Family Archive
length 0:04:06
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0039 114
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 recording was not made by Eugeniusz but it may have been part of his large film collection.  

A fragment of a German feature film (probably from the 40s).

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keywords feature film  silent cinema  pre-war film  actor  actress 
source of funding Polish Film Institute