Camera Buff (1979)

11/16/1979 (PL) • 1h 52m

Drama

Overview

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

Top Billed Cast

Jerzy Stuhr

Filip Mosz

Ewa Pokas

Anna Włodarczyk

Jerzy Nowak

Stanisław Osuch

Tadeusz Bradecki

Witek Jachowicz

Marek Litewka

Piotrek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Zanussi

Krzysztof Zanussi


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Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

factory worker

factory

camera

poland

filmmaking

super 8mm footage

documentary filmmaking

marital problem

communist party

thuggish boss

party politics

post-war poland

student film

film festival

new father

someone with a camera

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