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Komeda - A Soundtrack for a Life

2012: A Musical Odyssey 2011 / Komeda - Muzyczne ścieżki życia / Germany, Poland 2009

This documentary about jazzman and film composer Krzysztof Komeda (Rosemary’s Baby) examines attitudes in an era of post-war political and cultural transformation, and also the work and exodus of Polish artists. The film gives voice to Komeda’s friends and colleagues, including directors Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski and Andrzej Wajda.

Komeda - A Soundtrack for a Life

Synopsis

This documentary about jazzman and film composer Krzysztof Komeda (Rosemary’s Baby) examines attitudes in an era of post-war political and cultural transformation, and also the work and exodus of Polish artists. The film gives voice to Komeda’s friends and colleagues, including directors Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski and Andrzej Wajda.

About the film

52 min / Color, DIGIBETA

Director Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy / Screenplay Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy / Dir. of Photography René Dame, Andreas Höfer, Józef Romasz, Vivien Vogel / Music Andreas Hornschuh, Matthias Hornschuh / Editor Martin Duffy / Producer Wojciech Szczudlo, Julian Benedict / Production Benedikt Pictures / Contact Studio Filmowe Kalejdoskop
www: www.kalejdoskop.art.pl/en/komeda-a-soundtrack-for-a-life.html

About the director

Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy

Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy (b. 1959, Stuttgart) studied jewellery design, linguistics, philosophy and psychology. She was involved in work for the disabled for twenty years and she also had a career as a journalist. Her media campaign in the USA helped overturn the death penalty for Afro-American journalist and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal. She has worked in film as a screenwriter, producer and director since 2001. She lives and works in Berlin.

Contacts

Studio Filmowe Kalejdoskop
Ul. Chelmska 21, 00 724, Warsaw
Poland
Phone: +48 228 511 779
Fax: +48 228 412 135
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Pavel Klusák
Freelance journalist

Wojciech Szczudło
Producer

Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy
Film Director

Maciej Karpinski
Film Institution Rep., Film Institution Rep.

Maria Letowska

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