Movie

Fire! Fire! At Last Something's Going On

Pożar! Pożar! Coś nareszcie dzieje się

Piwowski's documentary debut is a satirical reportage, referring to the poetics of the Czech school at the time. The starting point was an order from a film studio to join a project proposed by the Germans: what do teenagers in your country do on Saturday at 5 pm? Images from the lives of teenagers from Kętrzyn make up a contrasting slice of free time in a small town. Firemen maneuvering to start a fire outside working hours, bodybuilders training, choir rehearsal, dancing in Hitler's former headquarters...

Director

Marek Piwowski

Screenplay

Marek Piwowski

Status

Released

Release date

31/12/1967

Original language

Polish