Refrain (1972)

Original title

Refren

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

documentary film

Country

Poland

Runtime

10 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Polish short documentary from 1972 that observes funeral customs and the rituals around death. The film captures how people behave in a cemetery during a burial.

observationalmeditativesombereverydayslow-pacedcontemplativegroundedunderstated

What happens

Refren, tytuł roboczy Pogrzeb, czyli zabawa w chowanego – polski krótkometrażowy film dokumentalny z 1972 roku, w reżyserii Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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