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Film of the Week: Argentinian Lesson

Argentinian Lesson (dir. Wojciech Staroń, Poland 2011)

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25.06.2012 author:
jak

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Wojciech Staroń's documentary film Argentinian Lesson has struck a chord with festival audiences around the world. His masterfully shot observation of a childhood friendship that opens up unchildlike problems has garnered awards at DOK Leipzig, Krakow Film Festival, Festival dei Popoli, the Guangzhou IDFF and, most recently, at MakeDox. This week it will be screened at the Moscow IFF.

For the backstory of Argentinian Lesson, please read our 2011 interview with Wojciech Staron, Lessons in True Documentary Making.

The film was nominated for the 2011 Silver Eye Award and is now included in the East Silver catalogue. Registered film professionals can stream the film in East Silver's online video library. Not registered yet? Email us at office@eastsilver.net for more details.

Argentinian Lesson

Director: Staroń Wojciech

Producer: Staroń Malgorzata

Production company: Staron Film

Argentyńska lekcja , Poland, 2011, 56 min, Digi Beta, Creative, Personal View, Society, Travel

In 1998 Wojciech Staroń made the documentary film "The Siberian Lesson". The film told the story of a young teacher who emigrated to the vicinity of Lake Baikal in order to teach Polish deportees’ descendants their native language. Many years later, as a married couple with two children, the director and his wife are leaving for Argentina. For their little son, this trip will not only be an encounter with an unknown language. Influenced by their Argentinian friend, Janek enters the fascinating world of imagination, and is introduced to the bitterness of childhood prematurely contaminated by the problems of grown-ups.

Silver Eye Award nominee 2011 / East Silver 2011