Reflections on the surface of the lampshade. The film works of Kornel Filipowicz

Abstract

This is an overall review of little-known
part of artistic creation of Kornel Filipowicz
(1913–1990), writer of short stories, novels,
scenarios, but also a poet. This reassessment is
based on his scenarios, which were created in
collaboration with the film director Stanisław
Różewicz and his brother, the poet Tadeusz.
Informal company formed jointly created ten
scenarios completed, Filipowicz participated
in the implementation of five titles. The texts
discussed in the article mark the major stages
in the development of Filipowicz’s writing
technique, illustrate his imaginative use of
various points of view and of various genres
in the construction of film story, and exemplify
the wide range of his themes and interests.
The article draws also the unpublished screenplay
written by Kornel Filipowicz and
Stanisław Różewicz Sunset.