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When Angels Fall

Original title: Gdy spadaja anioly
  • 1959
  • 21m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.3K
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When Angels Fall (1959)
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A church bell chimes. An old woman stops to feed pidgins on her way to work in the men's lavatory in the basement of a public building. She sits all day by the lavatory door as little dramas... Read allA church bell chimes. An old woman stops to feed pidgins on her way to work in the men's lavatory in the basement of a public building. She sits all day by the lavatory door as little dramas play out -- of illness, assignation, and routine -- a few tips her only acknowledgment. T... Read allA church bell chimes. An old woman stops to feed pidgins on her way to work in the men's lavatory in the basement of a public building. She sits all day by the lavatory door as little dramas play out -- of illness, assignation, and routine -- a few tips her only acknowledgment. The sound of footsteps on the floor above her brings a reverie of her youth, when she was a... Read all

  • Director
    • Roman Polanski
  • Writer
    • Roman Polanski
  • Stars
    • Barbara Lass
    • Roman Polanski
    • Henryk Kluba
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    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writer
      • Roman Polanski
    • Stars
      • Barbara Lass
      • Roman Polanski
      • Henryk Kluba
    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Barbara Lass
    Barbara Lass
    • Young woman
    • (as Barbara Kwiatkowski)
    Roman Polanski
    Roman Polanski
    • Old woman
    Henryk Kluba
    Henryk Kluba
    Andrzej Kondratiuk
    Andrzej Kondratiuk
      Ryszard Filipski
      Ryszard Filipski
        Jakub Goldberg
        Jakub Goldberg
        • Meter Man
        • (uncredited)
        Andrzej Kostenko
        Andrzej Kostenko
          • Director
            • Roman Polanski
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            • Roman Polanski
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          • Trivia
            The idea for Roman Polanski's short movie (his diploma piece from Lodz Szkola Filmowa and his first one in color) was taken from a short story "Klozet Babcia", written by Leszek Szymanski and published weekly "Kierunki" in Warsaw, Poland.

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          9/10
          One life in 20 minutes
          One life in 20 minutes. Sad, but sometimes this is the truth. This short movie is about faith, is about destiny, and finally it is about broken dreams ... dreams which never die. For that old lady life is almost ended but her memories are now more powerful than ever because she has all the time to think at the past. In every man, in every person, which enters in that public toilette the woman saw ghosts from her past. This movie is very powerful through his images well captured by "Polanski's eye". Polanski has made a real masterpiece like almost all his movies are. (Please excuse my English because I know it is not very good)
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          • Release date
            • 1959 (United Kingdom)
          • Country of origin
            • Poland
          • Language
            • Polish
          • Also known as
            • Ángeles caídos
          • Filming locations
            • Poland
          • Production company
            • Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna (PWSFTviT)
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          • Runtime
            21 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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