Morzyszek Family Archive

collection Morzyszek Family Archive
authors Paweł Morzyszek
starring Jacek Miller; Ewa Morzyszek; Joanna Morzyszek; Tomasz Morzyszek
length 10'34
country Poland
locations Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland 
year 1976
format S8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0047 027
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.

The film was recorded in 1976 on the wedding day of Ewa Miller and her fiancé Jacek.
Part 1
The camera observes two birds nesting on a windowsill.
Part 2
Ewa and Jacek leave the apartment building accompanied by other family members. Everyone is dressed up. The couple gets into the car and drives away. The sequence ends with a close-up of a rose bed.
Part 3
The car with the newlyweds returns. Ewa gets out of the car – Jacek helps her by holding the door and her flower bouquet.
Part 4
The newlyweds leave the apartment building. Ewa is wearing a long sky-blue wedding dress. Accompanied by other family members, the couple gets into the car. The next shot shows Jacek surrounded by family in front of the car.
Part 5
The newlyweds, accompanied by family, leave the Civil Registry Office after the wedding ceremony. As they come down the stairs, the couple collects coins thrown at their feet.
Part 6
The couple, accompanied by family, walks past the modernist pavilion of “Europa” restaurant. The sequence ends with a series of shots of an anthurium bouquet.
Part 7
Footage from the church during mass. A priest in golden liturgical vestments appears in the darkness.
Part 8
Footage from the restaurant during the wedding reception. Silhouettes of guests at tables appear in dark frames.

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keywords wedding, marriage, newlyweds, car, bouquet, flowers, church, restaurant 
source of funding Polish Film Institute