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Agnieszka SMOCZYŃSKA

  • Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden
  • 2018
  • 103min
  • 18 +
  • DCP
  • color
  • Fiction

SYNOPSIS

Fugue is the sophomore feature of Agnieszka SMOCZYŃSKA, who garnered international attention for her fantastic and curious musical film, The Lure (2015). Fugue shows the most impressive image in its first scene. A blond woman in a trench coat dangerously climbs up from the rail to the platform. She walks a few steps like someone who isn¡¯t all there, and pees holding up her skirt and crouching among passengers. It is the first scene in which our heroine appears. It is strong enough regardless of the whole story and brings an extraordinary freedom to audiences. The film is about a story after an event, unlike other movies or novels. Kinga used to be an ordinary mother but suffers from memory loss and goes missing after a car accident with her son, however the film starts with Kinga living as Alicja for two years and returning home. She doesn't recognize anyone in her family, but recalls her memories when she visits the place of the accident. This brings her delight in how she loved her son, but she decides to leave. The reason of her decision is not clear. It might be because of her son, who is confused that his dead mother is alive, or just her own decision to continue being Alicja. It is based on a story written by Gabriela MUSKALA who also takes the lead role. It was screened at the International Critics¡¯ Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [KWON Eunhye]

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Director

  • Agnieszka SMOCZYŃSKA
    Agnieszka SMOCZYŃSKA is a graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice, Poland and has also participated in master classes at the Wajda Film School. She received a scholarship from The Minister of Culture and National Heritage for outstanding artistic achievement, the 'My Talent for Poland' prize and the Golden Pen, awarded by the President of Poland. In 2015 her first feature film The Lure experimented with the musical and horror genres and was recognized as the best debut at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. SMOCZYŃSKA was hailed as the ¡°Discovery of the year¡± at the Polish Film Awards. The Lure has received numerous awards at festivals worldwide, including Fantasporto, Sofia, Montreal, Vilnius and the Sundance Film Festival, where she received the Special Jury Prize for ¡°a unique vision and design¡±, and subsequently released in countries such as the US, Japan and Taiwan (including a Criterion Collection Blu-ray release). In 2017, SMOCZYŃSKA was invited by the Sydney Film Festival, Variety and European Film Promotion to participate in the ¡°European Cinema: Ten Women Filmmakers to Watch¡° program. She is a recipient of the Global Filmmaking Award at this year¡¯s Sundance Film Festival.

Credit

  • ProducerAgnieszka KURZYD¨©O
  • Cast Gabriela MUSKA¨©A
  • Screenwriter Gabriela MUSKA¨©A
  • Cinematographer Jakub KIJOWSKI
  • Art director Jagna DOBESZ
  • Editor Jaros©©aw KAMIŃSKI
  • Music Filip MÍŠEK
  • Sound Maria CHILARECKA

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