- Director
Marcin Koszałka - Original idea
Marcin Koszałka - Production company
TVP S.A. - Telewizja Polska - Director of photography
Marcin Koszałka
Such a Beautiful Son I Delivered
Takiego pieknego syna urodzilam, Poland, 1999, 25 min, Experimental
In 1999, Marcin Koszałka made his famous documentary Takiego pięknego syna urodziłam / Such A Beautiful Son I Delivered in which he depicted, with an honesty that verges on exhibitionism, his own family: the mother, the father and himself - reflected in the distorting mirror of reality. The film's main character is his mother, constantly reproaching the son for laziness and the father for his clumsiness and lack of resourcefulness. Five years have passed, the author has his own home and a family, but his life has not changed much. His wife and he unconsciously replicate the models of behaviour from their homes. During Sunday dinners at their parents' one can still hear the same old accusations - only this time they are repeated by the director's wife. Mother is as grumpy as always, alternatively supporting her son or her daughter-in-law. The silent father turns out to be a dramatic character. When asked if he would like to be young again, he says "no" with horror. But then, he tries to calm his son down by assuring him that "it will be OK". Truly, it turns out OK, but only because Koszałka's camera once again manages to capture people's best aspects.
"The truth is always beautiful, even if it seems discreditable. Thus, revealing the truth about family relations can prove beneficial." (Tadeusz Lubelski, "Kino")
"In spite of the directness that characterizes the protagonists' descriptions of themselves, the film contains nothing obscene, nothing that would give us the comfort of distance. The fate of the characters is engaging, because they do not attempt to flirt with the camera or to sell us their image. We follow the story only because they can share their uncertainty and the questions that seem both the simplest and the most difficult." (Anita Piotrowska, "Tygodnik Powszechny")
"The truth is always beautiful, even if it seems discreditable. Thus, revealing the truth about family relations can prove beneficial." (Tadeusz Lubelski, "Kino")
"In spite of the directness that characterizes the protagonists' descriptions of themselves, the film contains nothing obscene, nothing that would give us the comfort of distance. The fate of the characters is engaging, because they do not attempt to flirt with the camera or to sell us their image. We follow the story only because they can share their uncertainty and the questions that seem both the simplest and the most difficult." (Anita Piotrowska, "Tygodnik Powszechny")
Director:
Marcin Koszałka
Original idea:
Marcin Koszałka
Director of photography:
Marcin Koszałka
Languages:
Polish
Subtitles:
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