The film features footage of skiing, outdoor recreation and walks around Lviv.
1) 00:00:00 – 00:02:59 — Handmade title ‘Winter 1970’ (translated from Polish). Walking and skiing in ‘Pohulianka’ Park.
2) 00:03:02 – 00:06:07 — A woman poses and smokes in the front seat of a car. Men prepare to go fishing, whilst Malgorzata watches them. Krzysztof and the men take turns casting their fishing rods into the lake. Malgorzata walks along the shore. Krzysztof throws stones into the water. A pike caught by Krzysztof’s father. Footage taken whilst travelling by car. “The quarries near Bibrka, or somewhere around Stryi. That was just after I’d had jaundice. They told me I had to eat boiled fish. The fisherman had an order for fish. It was the first time I’d been allowed out for some fresh air, for a trip, since leaving hospital. We were away for a very long time because of that fish, and they were already worried there about what had happened. A child just out of hospital, and then such a beast was caught – the fish of a lifetime.” Commentary by Malgorzata Rushel.
3) 00:06:11 – 00:09:37 — Hrebeniv. A view of the village and a mountain river. Malgorzata on the riverbank. Malgorzata painting on the terrace of the house. Malgorzata and a little girl from a neighbouring house playing on the terrace. An anthill. Flowers in a meadow. Malgorzata, Stanislav and Krzysztof taking a break.
4) 00:09:40 – 00:12:22 — Malgorzata in a mountain river near Stryi. Stanislav and Malgorzata are swimming in the river. Krzysztof walks along the riverbank. Stanislav, and later Malgorzata, pose for the camera on the riverbank. Barbara serves soup from thermos flasks. “That’s the standard hiking kit. Two Chinese thermos flasks – the wide ones – and a folding table.” Comment by Malgorzata Rushel.
5) 00:12:28 – 00:20:00 — Hrebeniv. Malgorzata and Krzysztof, carrying a bag on a branch, go to buy some groceries. Barbara tidies up the kitchen. Grandmother is washing up. Grandfather is listening to the radio on a folding chair in the yard. Barbara with an enamel mug. Malgorzata and Krzysztof return with the groceries. Barbara with a ball of yarn on the steps of the house. A close-up of Malgorzata, followed by one of Krzysztof. Krzysztof is drawing water from a stream. Malgorzata, Krzysztof, Barbara and Stanislav are in a room on folding beds. Grandad is having lunch by the radio on the terrace. A hen with chicks. Barbara is washing Malgorzata’s hair over a basin. Malgorzata is reading on a camp bed in the yard. Krzysztof is lying on the steps. Malgorzata and Barbara are out for a walk in the woods. Krzysztof and his father are filming Stanislav: Krzysztof with a still camera, his father with an ‘Aurora’ film camera. The family helps the farm owner with the chores. Malgorzata drinks from a jug. Stanislav and the women are making hay. Views of the village and a goods wagon passing along the railway line.
6) 00:20:07 – 00:25:24 — Lviv. The bell tower of the Bernardine Church. The Dominican Cathedral. The bell tower of the Armenian Church. Stavropigian Square (now Museum Square). A view of the Town Hall. The bell tower of the Latin Cathedral, currently under scaffolding. The Boim Chapel. The eastern side of Rynok Square. The entrance to the Historical Museum. The ‘Neptune’ fountain. Lion sculptures at the entrance to the Town Hall. Tram No. 2 passing the Lubomirski Palace. Pedestrians on Halytska Street and Rynok Square.
Language:
Polish
Tags:
winter, skiing, fish, river, leisure, radio, camera, film camera, family, recreation, walk, city, landmark, fountain, statue, tram, railway