Cypryjańscy Family Archive

collection Cypryjańscy Family Archive
authors Ryszard Cypryjański; Bruno Zagrodny
starring Henryka Cypryjańska; Jacek Cypryjański; Ryszard Cypryjański; Zofia Czerwińska; Bruno Zagrodny; Elżbieta Zagrodna; Benita Zagrodna; Sylwia Zagrodna; Maria Mokrzycka; Tadeusz Mokrzycki
length 0:03:56
country Poland
locations Szczecin, Poland 
year 1973; 1975–1976
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0045 005
description

Ryszard Cypryjański documented his family life with a camera borrowed from a colleague at the Selfa Electroheating Production Plant in Szczecin. 

Part 1 

The film was made in 1973 in Szczecin. Henryka Cypryjańska with her son (Jacek) and Elżbieta Zagrodna walk around the city – in the background, we can see the intersection of Kaszubska and Obrońców Stalingradu (now Edmunda Bałuki) Streets. 

Part 2 

Henryka’s husband (Ryszard) waters strawberries at the construction site of their house at Bieszczadzka Street in the Gumieńce housing estate in Szczecin. In the background, we can see buildings at Głogowska and Olsztyńska streets. The construction site is also visited by other family members – Henryka, Jacek, Elżbieta, Zofia Czerwińska, Benita Zagrodna with her daughter (Sylwia) and her husband (Bruno). 

Part 3 

Shots of the May Day parade recorded from a window of the apartment at Wyzwolenia Street. 

Part 4

The film was made in the summer, probably in 1975 or 1976. Henryka spends time with Maria and Tadeusz Mokrzycki at the construction site of her house on Bieszczadzka Street. Friends picnic outdoors, smoke cigarettes and talk. 

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keywords city  street  house  strawberries  construction  May Day parade  picnic  cigarettes  free time  family  family life 
source of funding Polish Film Institute