Section: Polskie Horyzonty

MIŁOŚĆ I PUSTE SŁOWA

LOVE AND EMPTY WORDS

Małgorzata Imielska
Poland, 2018, 78 Min

When fate suddenly strikes, one is often speechless and powerless. But when it creeps up in the form of Alzheimer's disease, a person is gradually deprived of all of their functions and mutates into a silent object of pure existence.

Adam and Wanda, an elderly couple, have already reached the higher stage of love where attention, affection and understanding give form to their everyday life. But happiness is often hanging by a thread. The progressive development of dementia in Wanda presents her husband with unexpected challenges. Adam becomes a full-time caregiver and his beloved wife a helpless object that needs support 24/7 as her personality disintegrates. Dressing, feeding, brushing her teeth, putting her on the toilet, wiping her clean, taking her for a walk, having fun, putting her to bed – day in day out and without trace of hope for improvement. A sensitive documentary about an illness that inspires us to think about being human – and a story of loyalty, dignity and the limits of being together. KM

Filmformat
DCP | doc. | Farbe / Colour
Drehbuch
Małgorzata Imielska
Kamera
Maciej Kozlowski
Ton
Aleksander Musialowski
Schnitt
Marek Skorupski
Musik
Marek Napiorkowski
Produzent
Barbara Lawska
Produktion
TVP S.A.
Co-Produktion
Studio Filmowe Kronika
Kontakt
TVP S.A
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karolina.socha-kalinowska@tvp.pl
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Małgorzata Imielska

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