The Last Family
2016 Polish film
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The Last Family (Polish: Ostatnia rodzina) is a 2016 Polish biographical film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński.[2] The film won the Golden Lions for best film at the 2016 Gdynia Film Festival.[3]
Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
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| Directed by | Jan P. Matuszyński |
| Written by | Robert Bolesto |
| Produced by | Leszek Bodzak Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham |
| Starring | Andrzej Seweryn Dawid Ogrodnik Aleksandra Konieczna Andrzej Chyra |
| Cinematography | Kacper Fertacz |
| Edited by | Przemysław Chruścielewski |
Production company | Aurum Film |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Box office | $2,284,311[1] |
Plot
As renowned painter Zdzislaw Beksinski tapes everything with his camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through his disturbing dystopian paintings, family feuds, near-death experiences, love-hate relations and consecutive funerals. The true story of the artistic Beksinski family: Zdzislaw, his wife Zofia and their talented yet trouble-making son Tomasz.
Cast
- Andrzej Seweryn - Zdzislaw Beksinski
- Dawid Ogrodnik - Tomasz Beksinski
- Aleksandra Konieczna - Zofia Beksinska
- Andrzej Chyra - Piotr Dmochowski
- Zofia Perczynska - Stanislawa Beksinska
- Danuta Nagórna - Stanislawa Stankiewicz
- Alicja Karluk - Patrycja
- Magdalena Boczarska - Ewa
- Agnieszka Michalska - Helena
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 75% based on 6 positive and 2 negative critic reviews.[4] The British newspaper The Guardian gave The Last Family 4 out of 5 stars, praising its inventive camerawork and film editing.[5]
See also
- Beksiński. Wizje życia i śmierci, a 2021 book about Beksiński
