Dom
The House

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

It was "House" that finished the collaboration between Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica. Simultaneously, the film opened them a door to an international career. Hous was inspired by French avant-garde tradition of the 1920's. Different scenes, varied stylistically and thematically, take place inside the secession tenement house: an animate wig drinking milk, two men fighting and a woman kissing a dummy's head...

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Dom

    Directed by: Walerian BOROWCZYK, Jan LENICA

    Country: Poland

    Year of production: 1958

    Running time: 11 min

  • Technique

    Category: Short film

    Techniques used: cut-outs, photos, live action

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Young adults, Adults

  • Credits

    Directed by: Walerian BOROWCZYK, Jan LENICA

    Script: Walerian Borowczyk, Jan Lenica

    Camera: Antoni Nurzynski

    Music: Wlodimiersz Kotonski, Ligia Borowczyk