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The Last Family

Ostatnia rodzina (The Last Family)

2016

Jan P. Matuszynski

Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra

6.7

241

Drama Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz and the couple's aging mothers. His daily painting to classical music eventually pays off and he makes a name for himself in contemporary art. Good Catholic woman Zofia tries to hold the family ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"Exceptional camerawork and an unerring eye for period detail are boldly on display"
		Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A dutiful and respectful chronicle of the last 28 years in the life of Poland's foremost apocalyptic surrealist Zdzislaw Beksinski"
		Michal Oleszczyk rogerebert.com	"The finest movie to come from Poland in the last 25 years"
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"[A] mesmerising portrait of a battling brood (...) Inventive camerawork, mesmeric performances... (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Dan Fainaru Screendaily	"This film is not about explaining life, but documenting its weirdness."
		Clayton Dillard Slant	"The film neither cares to illuminate Zdzislaw's interests as an artist nor relates how the family's problems intersect with political and public life in Poland (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

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