On Andrzej Barański’s Film Niech gra muzyka. A Recurring Topic Cover Image

Niech gra muzyka – o filmie Andrzeja Barańskiego. Powracający temat
On Andrzej Barański’s Film Niech gra muzyka. A Recurring Topic

Author(s): Krystyna Piątkowska
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
Keywords: folk tale; folk music; folk belief; the devil; locality; provinciality

Summary/Abstract: The director Andrzej Barański can be seen as portraying local, mundane life. His oeuvre presents a personal vision of our reality. It is a vision devoid of emotions, Polish myths andRomantic clichés; instead, it is delicate and filled with a detached humour. The artist interprets the world from afar, so to speak; like an anthropologist. Niech gra muzyka (Let the music play) is a 72-minute film consisting of six etudes relating the fortunes of provincial musicians. The narration is unusual, partly realistic, partly fairy-tale; it presents strange happenings in the lives of the protagonists, village musicians, as if they were heroes of folk tales or creatures from folk belief.

  • Issue Year: 57/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 159-164
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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