Fire! Fire! At Last Something's Going On (1967)

  • NR
  • 12/31/1967 (PL)
  • Documentary
  • 13m

Overview

Piwowski's documentary debut is a satirical reportage, referring to the poetics of the Czech school at the time. The starting point was an order from a film studio to join a project proposed by the Germans: what do teenagers in your country do on Saturday at 5 pm? Images from the lives of teenagers from Kętrzyn make up a contrasting slice of free time in a small town. Firemen maneuvering to start a fire outside working hours, bodybuilders training, choir rehearsal, dancing in Hitler's former headquarters...

Marek Piwowski

Director, Writer

Cast

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