Georg Philipp Telemann’s Travels from Żary to Pszczyna

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 14 min
  • Premiere: 1974. July 11.

It is a film journey tracing the footsteps of a German composer, Georg Philip Telemann, who was appointed a chapel master at the court of Count Erdmann II of Promnitz at Żary where he became fascinated with Polish folk music. The most memorable scene shows the stages of a hot-air balloon ascent. They could be shot thanks to a special camera and an external viewfinder attached to a wide-angle lens.

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Art

Crew

Ryszard Lenczewski

Cinematography

Andrzej Nawrocki

Cinematography

Bogdan Dziworski

Cinematography

Directing

Editing

Production

Michał Sławiński

Production Director

Sound

Writing