O-bi, o-ba. The End of Civilization 1984
Synopsis
A vision of the world after a nuclear war with no winners. A concrete capsule gives shelter to eight hundred of hungry and sick people. They wait for a miraculous ark coming to their rescue, although it is just a myth created by the authority of the crypt. In reality, it has limited endurance and inevitably comes to an end. The community\'s days are numbered. Everyone passively awaits a miracle, even when the leaders disclaim the information about the arrival of the ark. The only person who can repair the capsule is the constructor, however, no one can find him. The construction of the ark like the one in the Bible also ends in failure. The capsule breaks. The crowd rushes towards the light, sharing the false belief that the miraculous ark has just come.
Awards
1985 - Gdynia Film Festival - Best Production Design (Andrzej Kowalczyk)
1985 - European Films Festival, Lille - Award by Federation of European Film Directors, FERA (Piotr Szulkin)
About
Year of production:
1984
Genre:
fantasy film
Premiere:
21-01-1985
Technical specs:
Color, 85 min.
Production:
Perspektywa Film Studio
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Piotr Szulkin
Written by:
Krystyna Kofta
Cinematography by:
Witold Sobociński
Edited by:
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Music by:
Jerzy Satanowski
Sound by:
Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski
Set Decoration by:
Andrzej Kowalczyk
Costume Designer:
Ewa Krauze, Małgorzata Komorowska
Production Manager:
Marek Kraszewski
Cast
Jerzy Stuhr (Soft),
Krystyna Janda (Gea),
Mariusz Dmochowski (milioner),
Kalina Jędrusik (żona milionera),
Marek Walczewski (szef Softa),
Jan Nowicki (inżynier),
Henryk Bista (pucołowaty),
Leon Niemczyk (zadbany),
Krzysztof Majchrzak (lodówkowy),
Stanisław Igar (rzemieślnik),
Mariusz Benoit (lekarz),
Włodzimierz Musiał (Kraft),
Adam Ferency (smutny),
Ryszard Kotys (celulozowy),
Marcin Troński (spekulant),
Andrzej Jarecki,
Alfred Freudenheim (nadzorca wydający suchary),
Stanisław Manturzewski (mężczyzna udający psa),
Karina Zimmerer,
Daria Corvin,
Anna Łosik,
Elżbieta Zającówna (prostytutka w barze).