SummaryMy Friend The Polish Girl borrows from cinema verite and video bloggers to recreate a naturalistic, documentary style within the framework of a traditional narrative feature. The film follows Katie, a wealthy American filmmaker living in London, as she chooses the subject of her next project: Alicja, an erratic and unemployed Polish actress new t... Read More
Directed By:Ewa Banaszkiewicz, Mateusz Dymek
Written By:Ewa Banaszkiewicz, Mateusz Dymek
My Friend the Polish Girl
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Dec 5, 2019
70
Shot mostly in black and white and with an improvisational feel, My Friend the Polish Girl is cool and clever, feigning social realism with winking calculation.
Nov 29, 2019
70
The film grabs at so many thematic strands — further including toxic female friendship, urban alienation and abusive sexual manipulation — that it can’t substantially sort through them all. Still, the attempt is audacious and stimulating.
Dec 2, 2019
50
The film poses half-formed thoughts about femininity through the lens of nationality, immigration, work, creativity and money, but ultimately the only profound thing it manages to say is on the nature of exploitation between subject and author. A fascinating albeit frustrating sketch on the topic.
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Production Company:
- Warsaw Pact Films
Release Date:Nov 29, 2019
Duration:1 h 27 m
Awards
Koszalinski Festiwal Debiutow Filmowych Mlodzi i Film
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Polish Film Festival in America
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Film Festival Rotterdam
• 1 Nomination
