Papusza

A stark black-and-white trudge through a poet's hard life, beautiful but quietly devastating.

Directed by

Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

Genres

Drama, History

Starring

Jowita Budnik, Zbigniew Waleryś, Antoni Pawlicki

Overview

The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Roma poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, art, family

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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