The Lamp (1959)

Original title

Lampa

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Genre

drama

Country

Poland

Runtime

8 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film that follows a man in a small room. He does everyday tasks like reading and eating. The camera focuses on a single electric lamp.

slowquietobservantordinaryintimateneutralminimalist

What happens

Lampa (English: The Lamp) is one of Polish director Roman Polanski's early short films. The eight-minute piece, released in 1959, was the diploma film of a classmate of his, Krzysztof Romanowski, who was the cinematographer of the film, but Polanski directed it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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