Józef Robakowski Movies

  • 1992
    The Idle Line

    The Idle Line

    The Idle Line

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    Here, the line serves the purpose of manifesting the artists marked pursuit in the 1970s to “brighten various structures of discipline”.

    The Idle Line
  • 1985
    Art is Power

    Art is Power

    Art is Power

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    The ritual transmission of a military parade from Moscow’s Red Square: On every anniversary of the October Revolution, this was loyally...

    Art is Power
  • 1989
    I Was a Boy in New York

    I Was a Boy in New York

    I Was a Boy in New York

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    A film consisting of two shots recorded by a camera mounted on a lorry driving through Brooklyn, New York. At the beginning, in the foreground, we...

    I Was a Boy in New York
  • 1989
    Come to Me

    Come to Me

    Come to Me

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    The camera records the trajectory and dynamics of Robakowski's movement: he walks along the white line painted on the football pitch.

    Come to Me
  • 1993
    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

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    ince the 1970s, Robakowski has been experimenting with the category of the author, transferring the authorship of his works onto the film camera. ...

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)
  • 1985
    La - Lu

    La - Lu

    La - Lu

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    A swing imposes its rhythm, independent of the commentator; it forms the rhythmic score for the filmmaker's singing.

    La - Lu
  • 1971
    The Spatial Compositions of Katarzyna Kobro

    The Spatial Compositions of Katarzyna Kobro

    The Spatial Compositions of Katarzyna Kobro

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    Abstract, geometric forms, became the basis for the most outstanding works of the avant-garde sculptor Katarzyna Kobro. With her 'Spatial...

    The Spatial Compositions of Katarzyna Kobro
  • 1982
    War State

    War State

    War State

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    "...We came to the conclusion that the event recorded on the film does not have to be logically interpreted or named, because its meaning or even...

    War State
  • 2006
    For Valie Export

    For Valie Export

    For Valie Export

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    Short tribute to Valie Export.

    For Valie Export
  • 1999
    From My Window

    From My Window

    From My Window

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    In 1978, Robakowski moved into a new flat in a newly-built high rise in the center of Łódź. That’s when he began filming the...

    From My Window
  • 1971
    Test I

    Test I

    Test I

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    White circles appear and disappear on a black surface.

    Test I
  • 1973
    Ide...

    Ide...

    Ide...

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    The protagonist climbs the steps of a tower, loudly counting each step. The end of his climb also marks the end of the film.

    Ide...
  • 1990
    Ouch, My Leg Hurts

    Ouch, My Leg Hurts

    Ouch, My Leg Hurts

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    A film with Robakowski's characteristic single-shot structure, filmed from the perspective of a character who struggles to walk along a forest path,...

    Ouch, My Leg Hurts
  • 1985
    Cars, Cars!

    Cars, Cars!

    Cars, Cars!

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    This film belongs to a group of works that constitute manifestations of Robakowski’s engaged attitude towards social reality. Here, his...

    Cars, Cars!
  • 1999
    Impulsators

    Impulsators

    Impulsators

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    In Impulsators, Robakowski rejects the narrative film form and the representational function in the spirit of his radical manifestations against the...

    Impulsators
  • 1993
    Videosong

    Videosong

    Videosong

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    Experimental short film by Józef Robakowski.

    Videosong
  • 1985
    Nearer – Further

    Nearer – Further

    Nearer – Further

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    Robakowski directs the camera to zoom back and forth.

    Nearer – Further
  • 1989
    Joseph's Touch

    Joseph's Touch

    Joseph's Touch

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    In the sensual erotic piece, Robakowski revisits three experiences of homosexuality he encountered as a child, a teenager, and an adult. In an...

    Joseph's Touch
  • 1962
    6,000,000

    6,000,000

    6,000,000

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    A short film by Józef Robakowski

    6,000,000
  • 1982
    About My Fingers

    About My Fingers

    About My Fingers

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    A sort of mini-biography of Robakowski.

    About My Fingers