FIRE! FIRE! AT LAST SOMETHING'S GOING ON

7.0

1967

13 min.

pl

Original Title

Pożar! Pożar! Coś nareszcie dzieje się

Overview

Piwowski's documentary debut is a satirical reportage, referring to the poetics of the Czech school at the time. The starting point was an order from a film studio to join a project proposed by the Germans: what do teenagers in your country do on Saturday at 5 pm? Images from the lives of teenagers from Kętrzyn make up a contrasting slice of free time in a small town. Firemen maneuvering to start a fire outside working hours, bodybuilders training, choir rehearsal, dancing in Hitler's former headquarters...

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