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Dziewczęta z Nowolipek (1937)

Dziewczęta z Nowolipek poster
Directed by
Józef Lejtes
Genre
drama film, slice of life
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of young women growing up in a Warsaw neighborhood before World War II. It shows their friendships, struggles with poverty, and personal hopes as they navigate early adulthood.

nostalgicbittersweetearnestslow-pacedpoignantobservationalmelancholic

What happens

The Girls from Nowolipki (Polish: Dziewczeta z Nowolipek) is a 1937 Polish drama film directed by Joseph Lejtes and starring Elzbieta Barszczewska, Jadwiga Andrzejewska and Tamara Wiszniewska. It was shot at the Falanga Studios in Warsaw. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stefan Norris and Jacek Rotmil. It is based on the 1935 novel The Girls from Nowolipki by Pola Gojawiczynska, which was adapted into a 1985 film of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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