Holiday (1975)

Film unfolds in five sequences, each depicting a facet of Barbórka celebrations—from the miners’ orchestra wake-up call and the medal-awarding academy through evening feasting and dancing. Folk traditions mingle with party-state rituals as speeches for the PZPR Congress intercut candlelit toasts. In the opening mining-orchestra segment, dynamic editing syncs shot length to the music’s tempo, while grotesque staging casts engineers as conductors and workers’ movements as instrumental solos.

Genres: Animation

Stars: N/A

Release Date: 1975-06-30

Country: Poland

Ratings: 5.3 / 10 (6 votes)

Runtime: 10 mins