ROMAN POLANSKI shorts…
11/08/2010early shades of a lifelong obsession…
Before making beloved classics like Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby and Repulsion, Roman Polanski cut his teeth on a series of short films shot in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, produced mostly at the renowned Łódź Film School in Poland. From the playful filmmaking exercises Murder and Teeth Smile (1957), through the metaphorical Break Up the Dance (1957) and Mammals (1962) to his award-winning graduation film Two Men and A Wardrobe (1958), these films reveal Polanski’s surreal and dark style, his masterful storytelling ability, and the restless search for the truth about human nature — however crooked and evil it would turn out to be. A key ingredient to the genius of these shorts is their unpredictable music scores, often written by Polish jazz pioneer Krzysztof Komeda.
“ROZBIJEMY ZABAWE (BREAK UP THE DANCE)” 1957 and “DWAJ LUDZIE Z SZAFA (TWO MEN AND A WARDROBE)” 1958 directed by Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski: Shorts — with Live Music by Sza/Za screening tomorrow night in 35mm, 8pm @ the Cinefamily…
