Femina (1991)
- Directed by
- Piotr Szulkin
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman in Poland looks back on her childhood while caught between the pressures of Catholic and communist beliefs. Through her memories, the film pokes fun at the hollow rituals of both political and religious life.
reflectivesymbolicsatiricalcontemplativeuneasyintellectualdarkly comicatmospheric
What happens
Femina is a 1990 Polish film directed by Piotr Szulkin, based on the novel Pawilon małych drapieżców (Pavilion of Small Predators) by Krystyna Kofta. The film stars Hanna Dunowska as Bogna Wegner, a woman who recalls her childhood memories while being torn between the ideologies of Catholicism and communism. Marek Haltof called Femina "a film abundant with symbols", in which Szulkin "mocks the emptiness of Polish political and religious rituals. He debunks the ritual aspect of Polish culture and its martyrological character." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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