LEJDIS
(LEJDIS)



2008, 139 min., Poland
Polish with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Tomasz Konecki
SCRIPT:
Andrzej Saramonowicz, Anna Andrychowicz-Slowik, Malgorzata Saramonowicz, Ewa Sienkiewicz, Hanna Wesiarska
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Tomasz Madejski
ART DIRECTION:
Przemyslaw Kowalski
MUSIC:
Hadrian Tabecki
EDITING:
Jaroslaw Barzan
SOUND:
Jacek Hamela, Wieslaw Znyk
PRODUCED BY:
Van Worden
PRODUCER:
Andrzej Saramonowicz

CAST:
Edyta Olszowka (Lucja), Anna Dereszowska (Korba), Iza Kuna (Goska), Magdalena Rozczka (Monia), Robert Wieckiewicz (Marek), Piotr Adamczyk (Artur), Rafal Krolikowski (Tomek), Tomasz Kot (Istvan), Danuta Stenka (Monia's Mother), Borys Szyc (Blazej), Jan Englert (Korba's Father)

A comedy about adventures of four girls trying to cope with their crazy lives that never happen just the way they plan them. Monia, Goska, Lucja and Korba are liberated, modern and a bit wild women. The film captures about 12 months of their lives. It starts with New Years Eve celebration, which according to their own tradition takes place on August 15th.

TOMASZ KONECKI
Born in 1962. Director and scriptwriter. He majored in Physics at the Warsaw Universityin in 1987. A passionate and talented filmmaker. Author of numerous documentary films, TV entertainment shows, music clips and commercials.
In the 1990s he hosted a popular TV talk show "Swojsckie Klimaty". Along with Andrzej Saramowicz , he produced and directed a series of TV cultural shows: "Bez Przebaczenia" (No Forgiveness) and "Pol Serio" (Some Like It Cold), which later on became an inspiration for his first feature length film Some Like It Cold. A co-owner of the Van Worden Production company.

FILMOGRAPHY

2008 Lejdis;
2007 Testosterone (Testosteron), co-dir. By Andrzej Saramonowicz;
2005-2006 Tango with Angel (Tango z aniolem), TV;
2003 Body (Cialo), co-dir. By Andrzej Saramonowicz;
2000 Some Like It Cold (Pol serio), numerous awards in Gdynia.

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 7.30pm (BEVERLY ARTS CENTER)
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 8.45pm (FACETS CINEMATHEQUE)