Friedrich Family Archive

collection Friedrich Family Archive
authors Tadeusz Friedrich
starring Irena Friedrich; Tadeusz Friedrich; Felicja Schabińska-Friedrich
length 08'32
country Poland
year 1969
format 16 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0052 015
description

Tadeusz Friedrich was born on July 7, 1903, in Nowy Sącz. He was a multiple Polish champion in fencing and two-time bronze medalist at the Olympic Games: in Amsterdam (1928) and Los Angeles (1932). During his trip to the United States, he met his future wife, Felicja Schabińska (1909-1996), an outstanding athlete, multiple record holder and Polish champion. He took part in the Warsaw Uprising. After ending his sports career, he got involved in coaching at several fencing clubs in Kraków. Photography was his passion. In his free time, he documented family life with a 16mm film camera.
The film was made in the Bieszczady Mountains in summer 1969. Shots of tents pitched by the riverside, a foal, and a distant flock of grazing sheep. A small cat is hunting a fly on the windowsill and playing with a paper ball on a fishline. The Friedrichs, together with their elder daughter Irena and her husband Jan, are spending time in the mountains. The family goes on car trips and relaxes in deck chairs. Snapshots of regular family moments are interspersed with shots of nature and the daily life of local villagers.

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keywords mountains  river  deck chair  car  wagon  train  cat  horse  goose  leisure time  summer  family  family life 
source of funding Polish Film Institute