My Nikifor 2004
Synopsis
Based on authentic events story of the last eight years of life of Nikifor, numbered among five greatest naive artists of the world. Nikifor for most of his life was misunderstood, ridiculed and treated with contempt. In Krynica, he was regarded as insane, provoking either fear or laughter. In 1960 Nikifor meets Marian Włosiński, a young painter. Włosiński initially wants to get rid of the nuisance, but when he gets to know Nikifor better, he discovers his inborn genius. He abandons his aspirations to painting and taking care of Nikifor becomes the whole new meaning of his life.
Awards
2004 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Actress Award (Krystyna Feldman)
2004 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Costume Design (Dorota Roqueplo)
2004 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Editing (Krzysztof Szpetmański)
2005 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award – Best Cinematography (Krzysztof Ptak)
2005 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award – Best Production Design (Magdalena Dipont)
2005 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award – Best Sound (Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski)
2005 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award – Best Editing (Krzysztof Szpetmański)
2005 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Nationwide Festival of the Film Art "Prowincjonalia" in Września – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Nationwide Festival of the Film Art "Prowincjonalia" in Września – Best Cinematography (Krzysztof Ptak)
2005 – Golden Duck (awarded by the "Film" monthly) – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Crystal Globe Grand Prize
2005 – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Crystal Globe for Best Director (Krzysztof Krauze)
2005 – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Award for Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – "Don Quixote" Special Mention, FICC prize
2005 – Stozhary International Actors Film Festival in Kiev – Grand Prix (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Panorama of European Cinema Film Festival, Athens – FIPRESCI Award
2005 – Chicago International Film Festival – Grand Prix Gold Hugo
2005 – Chicago International Film Festival – Silver Hugo for Best Actor (Roman Gancarczyk)
2005 – Multimedia Optimistic Film Festival "Happy End", Wrocław – award in the feature category
2005 – International Film Festival, Manila – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Valladolid International Film Festival – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2005 – Denver International Film Festival – Krzysztof Kieślowski\'s Award for Best European Film
2005 – International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography "Camerimage" – Special Mention (Krzysztof Ptak)
2006 – International Film Festival in Pune, India – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
2006 – Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles – the Hollywood Eagle Award
2006 – International Auteur Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco – Actors Award (Krystyna Feldman)
2006 – International Film Festival in Zimbabwe – Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
About
Year of production:
2004
Producer:
Juliusz Machulski
Executive Producer:
Wojciech Danowski, Jacek Moczydłowski
Genre:
Historical drama (biography)
Premiere:
23-09-2004
Technical specs:
35 mm, Digi Beta, Color, Dolby Digital, 96 min.
Admissions:
50 503
Production:
Zebra Film Studio, Polish Television TVP S.A. - Film Agency, Canal+ Poland
Co-financing:
Film Production Agency
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Krzysztof Krauze
Written by:
Joanna Kos, Krzysztof Krauze
Cinematography by:
Krzysztof Ptak
Edited by:
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Music by:
Bartłomiej Gliniak
Sound by:
Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski
Set Decoration by:
Magdalena Dipont
Costume Designer:
Dorota Roqueplo
Production Manager:
Dorota Ostrowska-Orlińska, Jan Kaczmarski
Cast
Krystyna Feldman (Nikifor),
Roman Gancarczyk (Marian Włosiński),
Jerzy Gudejko (Ryszard Nowak, director of health resort),
Jowita Miondlikowska (Kowalska, cleaner at the Old Spa House),
Lucyna Malec (Hanna Włosińska, Marian\'s wife),
Katarzyna Paczyńska (Ala Włosińska, Marian\'s daughter),
Karolina Paczyńska (Ewa Włosińska, Marian\'s daughter),
Artur Steranko (doctor Artur Rosen),
Marian Dziędziel (bee-keeper Budnik; such name is said twice during the film, whereas in the final credits the character appears under the name Ferek, which was the real name of the actual Nikifor\'s host),
Magdalena Celówna (Nikifor\'s hostess),
Ewa Wencel (director of the "Zachęta" art gallery),
Krzysztof Bochenek (priest in Złockie),
Anna Łopatowska (head of tuberculosis hospital),
Maria Robaszkiewicz (Lelito),
Krzysztof Gordon (Andrzej Banach),
Bernard Krawczyk (Włosiński\'s father),
Dorota Bochenek (nurse),
Aldona Grochal (nurse),
Joanna Król (nurse),
Piotr Pilitowski (Piotr, assistant of the director of "Zachęta"),
Halina Bednarz (woman with poodles buying Nikifor\'s paintings),
Kinga Ciesielska (room clerk Krysia, Hanna Włosińska\'s colleague),
Anna Demczuk (nurse),
Sławomir Gaudyn (bath servant),
Jakub Ulewicz (waiter),
Aleksander Mikołajczak (buffet attendant at the station in Krynica),
Zbigniew Paterak (male nurse),
Jarosław Budnik (male nurse),
Bogusława Podstolska (ward attendant), Małgorzata Rudzka (ward attendant),
Dariusz Kwaśnik (radio journalist at the Zachęta exhibition of Nikifor\'s paintings),
Katarzyna Zielińska (journalist at the Zachęta exhibition of Nikifor\'s paintings),
Andrzej Dębski (photographer at the Zachęta exhibition of Nikifor\'s paintings),
Wojciech Staroń (cameraman of the Polish Film Chronicle at the Zachęta exhibition of Nikifor\'s paintings),
Jerzy Próchnicki (doorman in "Zachęta"),
Zbigniew Bogdański (professor Sokołowski, former Wosiński\'s teacher at the "Zachęta" vernissage),
Andrzej Chichłowski (man at the "Zachęta" vernissage),
Marian Włosiński (elderly gentleman),
Zbigniew Kłopocki (elderly gentleman),
Anna Ramza-Radłowska (elderly lady),
Ryszard Mróz (clerk),
Katarzyna Słomska (clerk),
Władysław Bułka (worker),
Łukasz Żurek (worker),
Krzysztof Gadacz (worker),
Marek Walczak (policeman),
Przemysław Sejmicki (policeman),
Krystyna Karkowska-Krauze (patient)