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The Tower

Synopsis: 

An opera musical about people who plan to build a sugar tower. Full of absurd and anxiety, the story of the utopian project is addressing the history of post war Modernist housing architecture. analysing it from the position of its user, the inhabitant of a modernist city. The dreams and desires are juxtapositioned with difficult reality of life in the blocks and contradictions inscribed in the modernists' plans.

Runtime: 
76min
English subtitle: 
Yes
Information for the Audience: 

'The Tower' is a film by a visual artist and filmmaker Karolina Breguła. It is an absurd opera musical about people who plan to build a sugar tower. Full of absurd and anxiety, the story of the utopian project is addressing the history of post war Modernist housing architecture. analysing it from the position of its user, the inhabitant of a modernist city. The dreams and desires are juxtapositioned with difficult reality of life in the blocks and contradictions inscribed in the modernists' plans.

Screenings / Awards: 

FidMarseille Film Festival - July 2016 (premiere)
 

Information for theatres: 

'The Tower' is a film by a visual artist and filmmaker Karolina Breguła. It is an absurd opera musical about people who plan to build a sugar tower. Full of absurd and anxiety, the story of the utopian project is addressing the history of post war Modernist housing architecture. analysing it from the position of its user, the inhabitant of a modernist city. The dreams and desires are juxtapositioned with difficult reality of life in the blocks and contradictions inscribed in the modernists' plans.

Directed by: 
Karolina Breguła
Writing credits: 
Karolina Breguła
Cast: 
Joanna Cortes, Nina Czerkies, Roman Holc, Borys Jaźnicki, Ewa Konstanciak, Sylwester Kostecki, Anna Lubańska, Krzysztof Łapiński, Maciej Nawrocki, Ewa Mikulska, Wojciech Parchem
Produced by: 
Fundacja Witryna & Karolina Breguła
Music by: 
Ela Orleans
Cinematography by: 
Robert Mleczko
Film Editing by: 
Stefan Paruch
Art Direction by: 
Karolina Breguła
Costume Design by: 
Małgorzata Białobrzycka
Release Date: 
Friday, January 6, 2017
Official website: 
http://karolinabregula.com/index.php/portfolio/project/en/95
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