"Papusza" is a true story of the Roma poet Papusza and Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski, who discovered her great talent. Papusza was the first and only Roma woman who put her poems into writing and even published them. By doing so, she confronted the traditional female’s role in her community and as a result, she and her family were banished. It is a story of a gifted woman who wants to preserve her culture with words and has to pay a painful price for that decision.
"Papusza was a Roma girl, born in a carriage, an autodidact, who in the end was mentioned in the world’s encyclopedias and had her work translated into many languages. She was also named as one of the 60 most important women in Polish history. Isn’t this an astonishing destiny worth to be told in an epic film? For us, it was also an opportunity to introduce the world of the Romas and to give it back its dignity." - Directors' statement
Poland 2013
Papusza
Papusza
MS12
Genre
Drama, Biography
Director
Krzysztof Krauze, Joanna Kos-Krauze
Run time
2h 11min
Cast
Jowita Budnik, Antoni Pawlicki, Zbigniew Walery
Genre
Drama, Biography
Director
Krzysztof Krauze, Joanna Kos-Krauze
Run time
2h 11min
Cast
Jowita Budnik, Antoni Pawlicki, Zbigniew Walery
"Papusza" is a true story of the Roma poet Papusza and Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski, who discovered her great talent. Papusza was the first and only Roma woman who put her poems into writing and even published them. By doing so, she confronted the traditional female’s role in her community and as a result, she and her family were banished. It is a story of a gifted woman who wants to preserve her culture with words and has to pay a painful price for that decision.
"Papusza was a Roma girl, born in a carriage, an autodidact, who in the end was mentioned in the world’s encyclopedias and had her work translated into many languages. She was also named as one of the 60 most important women in Polish history. Isn’t this an astonishing destiny worth to be told in an epic film? For us, it was also an opportunity to introduce the world of the Romas and to give it back its dignity." - Directors' statement
Poland 2013
"Papusza was a Roma girl, born in a carriage, an autodidact, who in the end was mentioned in the world’s encyclopedias and had her work translated into many languages. She was also named as one of the 60 most important women in Polish history. Isn’t this an astonishing destiny worth to be told in an epic film? For us, it was also an opportunity to introduce the world of the Romas and to give it back its dignity." - Directors' statement
Poland 2013
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2013
Global distributor
-
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/17/2013