''Papusza'' is 2013 Polish feature film directed by

Joanna Kos-Krauze Joanna Kos-Krauze (born 8 December 1972),''Joanna Kos-Krauze''
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and

Krzysztof Krauze Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller '' The Debt'' (1999).Marek Haltofbr>''Polish National Cinema'' Berghahn Books, 2002. Life and career Krauz ...

, starring

Jowita Budnik Jowita Budnik ( née Miondlikowska; born 28 November 1973) is a Polish actress. Budnik was born in Warsaw and studied at the University of Warsaw. She made her film debut in 1985 at the age of 11 in Radosław Piwowarski's ''Kochankowie mojej m ...

as lead actress. The plot revolves around the biography of

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poetess

Bronisława Wajs Bronisława Wajs (17 August 1908, Lublin – 8 February 1987, Inowrocław) was a Polish-Romani people, Romani classic poet and singer. Life Bronisława Wajs, commonly known by her Romani people, Romani name Papusza (meaning ''Doll''), was one ...

, better known as Papusza ( rom. Lalka) within the Romani community. The film is black and white, with dialogue mainly in

Cast

The cast is as follows: *

as Papusza (Bronisława Wajs) * Zbigniew Waleryś as Dionizy Wajs * Antoni Pawlicki as Jerzy Ficowski * Andrzej Walden as

Julian Tuwim Julian Tuwim (13 September 1894 – 27 December 1953), known also under the pseudonym "Oldlen" as a lyricist, was a Polish poet, born in Łódź, then part of the Russian Partition. He was educated in Łódź and in Warsaw where he studied la ...

* Sebastian Wesołowski as Tarzan, son of Papusza * Paloma Mirga as young Papusza * Artur Steranko as „lieutenant” Czarnecki * Karol Parno Gierliński as Śero Rom (Roma leader) * Jerzy Gudejko as minister

Reception

Awards

The film received several awards at national and international film festivals of 2013: *

Gdynia Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ''Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni'') is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk (1974–1986), now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every year sinc ...

– "Golden Kittens" award of the youth city council; best supporting actor ( Zbigniew Waleryś); best makeup ( Anna Nobel-Nobielska); best score ( Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz) *

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

– special jury award * "Manaki Brothers" International Film Festival – „Bronze Camera 300” award (

Krzysztof Ptak Krzysztof Ptak (3 April 1954 – 19 August 2016) was a Polish cinematographer. Ptak was born in Sulejów in 1954. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1980 and began his film career by making documentaries. He co-operated ...

and Wojciech Staroń) * "Tadeusz Szymkow" Film Festival – "Golden Puppy" award for best supporting actor ( Zbigniew Waleryś) *

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International Film Festival – young jury's award; best director (

Joanna Kos-Krauze Joanna Kos-Krauze (born 8 December 1972),''Joanna Kos-Krauze''
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and

); best actor ( Zbigniew Waleryś) *

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International Film Festival – "Open Horizons" award

References

External links

Papusza
on

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* {{IMDb title, 2719094 Polish black-and-white films Polish biographical films 2013 films 2010s Polish-language films 2010s biographical films Romani-language films 2013 multilingual films Polish multilingual films Films about Romani people Films set in Poland Films set in Lubusz Voivodeship