CHŁOPI / THE PEASANTS
2023 | dir. DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
— from the creators of Loving Vincent (2017)
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i believe that “the peasants” and “1670” coming out in the same year is a peak of polish cultural reassurance
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babie lato (1875), józef chełmoński // chłopi (2023), dir. dk welchman & hugh welchman
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The Old Witch Sleep And The Good Man Grace by The Amazing Devil / The Peasants (Chłopi) 2023
She deserves her own 'villain' arc. Just saying.
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hiii, long time no see ̤̮
Recently, I've been deep into Polish folklore. Reading “Chłopki” by Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak (which I can't recommend enough!) and watching “Chłopi” (dir. DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman) made me so emotional. It's crazy how little to no benefit women had from marriage.
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So the world turned and turned again. The rain fell on the just and unjust alike. Men and women were cut down like wheat. To be born again strong.
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Znachor, Chłopi and 1670. It is the beginning of a new era of Polish cottagecore. May it be popularized all over the world.
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"After filming the movie with the actors, over 100 painters in four different universities in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Serbia joined to work on the film. For over 200 000 hours they painted oil paintings on canvas which soon became individual frames in the film. Animators completed the shots created by the painters so that the entirety of the movie is smooth and pleasant to the eye."
This movie consists of around 40 000 OIL PAINTINGS!!! how crazy is that
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Jagna's crown in The Peasants (2023)
To begin with, I really liked this film in many, many aspects, so this is by no means hate on it.
Buuut if there's one tiny thing that they could've done better... is to double down on the folk stuff. What I mainly mean is Jagna's crown. It's like a nod towards tradition but... Her dress is very city-like imo, white, embroidered with what seems sparkly (meaning expensive) threads. Meanwhile, the crown is small and made of lace, peacock feathers, blueberries??, plants I don't recognise. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty and huge respect to the maker.
In the og book, regarding the crown, we read: "Her hair, braided over her forehead, bore above it a rich pile of gold spangles, and peacock’s eyes, and sprigs of rosemary. Therefrom, down to her nape and shoulders, fell long ribbons of every hue;" (translation by Michael Dziewicki). It was also described as tall but I guess it was lost in translation.
Well, just compare this:
to these:
These are from Łowicz which is kinda in the region where Lipce is.
Anyway, this film is not super historically accurate (there's no way they would let Jagna have her hair down, not braided at all) but they did try. Overall, it's a nice introduction to the culture and an invitation to explore more on your own.
More on flower crowns in this brilliant article with more gorgeous examples by lamus dworski.
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druga fala chłopomanii zalała polskę
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Inspiracja ,,Chłopami" /,,The Pesants''
Uwielbiam tradycyjne Polskie stroje
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burza (1896), józef chełmoński // chłopi (2023), dir. dk welchman & hugh welchman
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moja księżniczka która nie zrobiła nigdy nic złego i nie zasługiwała na nic co ją spotkało
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