The Dress ( pl, Sukienka) is a Polish graduation
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film from the Warsaw Film School, written and directed by . The film covers the topics of disability and intimacy, sexual assault and loneliness. It premiered at the
Kraków Film Festival
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on June 2, 2020, and received a nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the
94th Academy Awards
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Plot
Julia, a woman of short stature in her thirties, longs for love, intimacy and a relationship. After her work shift cleaning motel rooms, she sits in a local pub to play on slot machines, until she meets Bogdan. Before the dream date, however, Julia needs to buy a new dress.
Cast
* Anna Dzieduszycka as Julka
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Dorota Pomykała
Dorota Pomykała (born 3 July 1956) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1953.
Selected filmography
* ''A Trap'' (1997)
* ''Retrieval (film), Retrieval'' (2006)
* ''The_Dress_(2020_film), The Dr ...
as Renata
* Szymon Piotr Warszawski as Bogdan
Reception
The film covers the topics of disability and intimacy, sexual assault and loneliness. The film has been praised for his authentic disability representation still hard to find in the cinema industry.
Accolades
The short film has been screened over 60 film festivals around the world, and awarded 17 times, including:
References
External links
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''The Dress , Sukienka'' Film on Vimeo
2020 films
2020 short films
2020 drama films
Polish short films
Polish drama films
Films about people with dwarfism
Films about sexuality
Films about virginity
Feminist films
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