Morzyszek Family Archive

collection Morzyszek Family Archive
authors Joanna Morzyszek; Paweł Morzyszek
starring Ewa Morzyszek; Joanna Morzyszek; Paweł Morzyszek; Tomasz Morzyszek
length 09'38
country Poland
locations Kazimierz Dolny, Poland  Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland  Puławy, Poland 
year 1968
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0047 002
description

This collection of films was recorded by a married couple, Paweł and Joanna Morzyszek. Amateur films shot on 8 mm and Super 8 film reels document family life: celebrations, holidays, vacations, and travels. The archive covers materials from a 20-year period, from 1968 to 1988, which allow us to follow the growing up of Paweł and Joanna’s children – Ewa and Tomek – and their granddaughters – Agata and Anna.Part 1
An overexposed shot. One can see blurry figures walking in the background.
Part 2
Three teenagers are walking with a dog in a meadow.
Part 3
The camera captures a view from an apartment house balcony: a quiet street, sidewalk, and nearby apartment buildings. We see Ewa showing this view to the dog, as well as other family members – Joanna posing with flowers and Tomek, who reluctantly allows himself to be filmed.
Part 4
Various shots at home: Ewa is playing with the dog, her father Paweł is picking a book from the bookshelf. Then, one can see a vase with flowers.
Part 5
The camera records a stop during a journey. A passenger car and two buses pull over to the roadside. A group of people gets out of the vehicles and walks around, talking and fooling around.
Part 6
Men at a gas station are pouring gasoline into canisters and filling up the car.
Part 7
The camera records an excursion to Kazimierz Dolny. Tourists are observing the town square from an elevation. In the background, beyond the town, the Vistula River is visible. Later, the group is resting at the top of the Three Crosses Hill. Then they visit various attractions: castle ruins, a church, the market square. Finally, the cameraman records a cruise on the Vistula River by a Żegluga Warszawska ferry.
Part 8
A tour group is leaving the Czartoryski Palace in Puławy. Later, the camera records a walk through the palace park, where tourists are visiting the Temple of the Sibyl and the Gothic House.

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keywords tourists  excursion  sightseeing  palace  park  car  dog  gas station  mountain  market square  ferry  cruise 
source of funding Polish Film Institute