The Last Family | Ostatnia Rodzina

Post-apocalyptic surrealism and home routine, the two opposite corners of a biopic that involves Zdzisław Beksinski, famous Polish painter of the first three decades of the twentieth century. The Last Family, the debut of Jan P. Matuszynski, is a truly original film in its ability to merge two worlds seemingly so far apart. The history and art of Beksinski is inextricably tied to his family, a universe in which the man immerses himself so far that he consumes himself. From the sick mother, to the beloved Catholic wife Zonia and to his son Tomasz, the weakest and tormented link: well-known radio DJ and translator into Polish of the Monty Python film, neurotic, with suicidal tendencies. The bittersweet narrative rhythm accompanies the flow of life between abandonment, pain, small authentic joys – above and within everything, art and its transfiguring breath.

Cast & Crew

Director Jan P. Matuszyński
Country Poland
Year 2016
Length 123 min
Language Polish English subtitles