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Like Leon

2022 · 42 min

A slow, intimate portrait of a provocative performer, equal parts unsettling and oddly tender, inviting you into a strange, personal world.

Directed by
Marek Nurzynski
Starring
Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz
Overview
»Polish performance artist Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz creates art that many of his peers aspire to: it challenges, confuses, touches and enjoys a respectable accessibility. His own body, the playfulness and the perversion that comes with it dominate his provocative performances. Coupled with a wide range of human emotions – from sadness to frustration and aggression – Leon creates his own little cosmos with each show. A documentary about the magical-obscene world of an expressionist who strongly believes in art beyond the comfort zone.« {Kai Hermann}

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Directed by
Marek Nurzynski
Starring
Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • freedom
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Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Action1
Horror3
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Marek Nurzynski
Starring
Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz
Runtime
42 min
Languages
Polish

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