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The Roof

dir. Krzysztof Zanussi / Poland 1960

subtitles: no dialogs

retrospective: Krzysztof Zanussi A Plane from Budapest, Anxiety, Attestation, Behind the Wall, Camouflage, Cement and Words, Face to Face, Family Life, Girl and Uhlan, Hipothesis, Holden, Illumination, Imperative, In Full Gallop, Inventory, Krzysztof Zanussi – Essential Conversations, Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease, Long Conversation with a Bird, Mountains at Dusk, Persona non grata, Revisit, Spiral, Stop Thief, Students, The Balance, The Bluebeard, The Catamount Killing, The Constant Factor, The Contract, The Death of a Provincial, The Lady with the Ermine, The Lame Devil, The Power of Evil, The Role, The Roof, The Silent Touch, The Structure of Crystal, The Tram to Heaven, The Unapproachable, The Year of Quiet Sun, Time That Passed, Umbrella, Ways in the Night, Wherever You Are, With a Warm Heart, A Woman’s Business, Deceptive Charm Section index

Film description

An amateur film shot on unusual location - the roof of a block of flats in Nowa Huta. Dramatis personae are the chimney sweep, woman living in the block, and two gentlemen wearing sunglasses. From the trivial daily situations, that could take place on any other roof, unfolds a series of surprising incidents. Main theme is the conflict between emotions and behaviour.

elaboration: Mirella Napolska