Aktorka (2015)

Name: Aktorka
Director: Kinga Dębska
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-12-04
Rating: 7.0
Cast: David Margulies, Andrzej Wajda, Annette Insdorf, Małgorzata Potocka

Documentary

Director: Kinga Dębska

Cast: David Margulies, Andrzej Wajda, Annette Insdorf, Małgorzata Potocka

7.0

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A documentary about Elzbieta Czyzewska, one of Poland's greatest actresses, a beauty icon of the 1960s, who died in 2010. She had a great career in Poland, but the filmmakers focus more on her attempts to make a name for herself as an actress in America, after her sudden emigration to the United States with her husband, American journalist David Halberstam. Friends and acquaintances of Elzbieta Czyzewska speak without embellishment about her failed marriage, her battle with alcoholism won after years, and her attempts to return to Poland. This is a story about the fate of the actress at different stages of her career: at the top, at the bottom and in between.

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Fans of thoughtful documentaries exploring the complexities of artistic careers and personal lives will appreciate director Kinga Dębska's 2015 film Aktorka, which offers an intimate portrait of acclaimed Polish actress Elzbieta Czyzewska and her struggles to find success in both her homeland and the United States.