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 SzumowskaIn 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 SzumowskaMy films are doing well in Polish cinemas, so I don't really have problems financing them, and my international accolades are helpful.
Malgorzata SzumowskaPoland 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 SzumowskaPeople don't understand that my films is not about being scandalous - it's about being critical of our own society.
Malgorzata SzumowskaI 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