THE LAST FAMILY
synopsis
Born in 1929, Zdzisław Beksiński, a Polish surrealist painter famous for his eerie post-apocalyptic works, is a cult artist who has portrayed decaying bodies and fantasized of hard core S&M sexual experiences. Known for his keen sense of humor, he is also scared of spiders and tending to his sick mother. His neurotic, suicidal son, Tomasz, is a cult radio DJ and translator, responsible for the Polish versions of Monty Python films. His wife, Zofia Beksińska, a devoted Catholic, endures these two eccentrics and glues the family together. As the parents try to prevent their son from hurting himself, their lives are defined by painting, a series of near-death experiences, funerals and changing trends in dance music.
international title: | The Last Family |
original title: | Ostatnia rodzina |
country: | Poland |
sales agent: | New Europe Film Sales |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jan P. Matuszyński |
film run: | 124' |
screenplay: | Robert Bolesto |
cast: | Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra |
cinematography by: | Kacper Fertacz |
film editing: | Przemysław Chruscielewski |
art director: | Jagna Janicka |
costumes designer: | Emilia Czartoryska |
production: | Aurum Film, HBO Poland, Lightcraft, Universal Music Polska |
backing: | Mazovia Film Fund (PL) |