My Nikifor
The account of friendship between Marian Włosiński, a graduate from the
Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and a visual artist of the Spa Houses in
Krynica, and the disabled illiterate painter. Based on a true story from
the life of Epifan Drowniak, a genius primitivist painter known as
Nikifor Krynicki. On 15th April 1960, he entered Włosiński’s studio and said: I will paint here!
He just popped in but stayed for the rest of his life. The action of
the film depicts three months of 1960, two days of 1967 when a large
gallery of Nikofor’s works was open in Zachęta and one day of 1968 – the
day he died. It’s the film about the spiritual life of an artist who
creates most excellent works thanks to his spiritual freedom.
Film screening as part of the “In memoriam” special screenings
written by Joanna Kos -Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
cinematogrpahy Krzysztof Ptak
music Bartłomiej Gliniak
art direction Magdalena Dipont
set decoration Magdalena Dipont, Anna Wunderlich
costumes Dorota Roqueplo
editing by Krzysztof Szpetmański
sound Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski
cast Krystyna Feldman, Roman Gancarczyk, Lucyna Malec, Jerzy Gudejko, Jowita Miondlikowska, Aldona Grochal, Marek Litewka, Magda Celówna, Marian Dziędziel, Krzysztof Bochenek, Łukasz Żurek, Ewa Wencel
production manager Dorota Ostrowska-Orlińska, Jan Kaczmarski
production Studio Filmowe Zebra, Telewizja Polska – Agencja Filmowa, Canal+ Polska
producer Juliusz Machulski
