My film is very simple: An Eastern European story full of black humor about things everyone can feel and understand. Malgorzata Szumowska More Quotes by Malgorzata Szumowska More Quotes From Malgorzata Szumowska A body - physical, astral, dead - might be treated as an object, might be adored and hated. So this story has emerged from the material that the body is. Malgorzata Szumowska bodystoriesmight Poland and my roots are very important for me. That's why I decided to make a feature film in Poland, and with only Polish money. Malgorzata Szumowska filmimportantroots I found my personal style in black humor and mixing funny things with very touching ones - like trying to force people to cry and smile almost at the same moment. Malgorzata Szumowska funny-thingstouchingpeople I'm a producer, writer, director. I'm putting everything together very fast, and I'm strong and focused on making the next film as fast as possible. From one film to the other, I'm getting better. I'm learning - that's my style. Malgorzata Szumowska stylestrongtogether This mixture of Polish, not Polish, of being European, gives me a perspective to see Poland through "new eyes" - paradoxically, more closely... because it's from a kind of distance. Malgorzata Szumowska distanceperspectiveeye My horizons are also broadened by working with so many people around Europe. They taught me what I never would have learned just staying in my own country. Malgorzata Szumowska europecountrypeople The attitude of the Catholic Church towards homosexuality is well known - it is treated as something unnatural, even as a disease. Malgorzata Szumowska catholicchurchattitude At the moment, I'm focusing on these kind of "small" films - maybe after that, I will make bigger films in English. Malgorzata Szumowska filmmomentskind My films are doing well in Polish cinemas, so I don't really have problems financing them, and my international accolades are helpful. Malgorzata Szumowska helpfulcinemaproblem People don't understand that my films is not about being scandalous - it's about being critical of our own society. Malgorzata Szumowska criticalfilmpeople In Poland, some people think that I'm kind of scandalous because I'm a woman who should stay at home with her kids instead of making movies about what I want and, even worse, addressing Polish taboos like church, homosexuals and history. Malgorzata Szumowska homekidsthinking I wanted to make a film about anorexia. I thought about it for a long time, but then gave up on this idea as I felt that this theme would be so hermetic and closed that it would not reach an audience. However, the plot about the character of Olga and the idea that a body has a lot of different meanings were still present in my mind. Malgorzata Szumowska characterlongideas
