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200328 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Poles Poles

200328 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Krzysztof Gierłatowski captures the lives of Kraków's intellectual elite, including Stanisław Lem, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Wisława Szymborska, while reflecting on Poland's future.

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Krzysztof Gierłatowski captures the lives of Kraków's intellectual elite, including Stanisław Lem, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Wisława Szymborska, while reflecting on Poland's future.

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Krzysztof Gierłatowski, a photographer, captures notable figures from Kraków in his latest work. Among them are Stanisław Lem, the renowned author of 'Solaris'; Krzysztof Penderecki, a prominent composer; and Wisława Szymborska, a Nobel Prize-winning poet. Gierłatowski reflects on the historical impact on Poland's intellectual elite and expresses a belief in an ominous future for the nation. The documentary runs for 28 minutes and was released in 2003.

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