Szamanka
Sign in to saveSzamanka () is a 1996 erotic drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and adapted from a screenplay by Manuela Gretkowska. The film, which was controversial upon its release in Poland, follows the obsessive relationship between an anthropology professor and a strange young woman only known as the "Italian". The title is the feminine form of the word "shaman" in Polish.
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6.1Anthropology professor Michal develops two overwhelming obsessions. The first one is a mummified, 3,000 year-old, perfectly preserved body of a shaman he and his colleagues have recently dragged out of a swamp. The second is an enigmatic student he meets by chance at a railway station.
Released: 1996-05-10117 minDir: Andrzej ŻuławskiDrama, Horror
Cast
- Bogusław Linda as Michał
- Iwona Petry as Włoszka
- Piotr Machalica as Anna's Father
- Paweł Burczyk as Marcin
- Stanisław Jaskułka as Lecturer of AGH
- Agnieszka Wagner as Anna
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Szamanka
- Film.image
- Szamanka.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Andrzej Żuławski
- Film.writer
- Manuela Gretkowska
- Film.producer
- Jacky Ouaknine
- Film.cinematography
- Andrzej Jaroszewicz
- Film.editing
- Wanda Zeman
- Film.music
- Andrzej Korzyński
- Film.runtime
- 112 minutes
- Film.language
- Polish
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Key dates
- Published
- 10 May 1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Original language
- Polish
- Director
- Andrzej Żuławski
- Screenwriter
- Manuela Gretkowska
- Composer
- Q515087
- Narrative location
- Warsaw
- Duration
- +112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 175847
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Szamanka () is a 1996 erotic drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and adapted from a screenplay by Manuela Gretkowska. The film, which was controversial upon its release in Poland, follows the obsessive relationship between an anthropology professor and a strange young woman only known as the "Italian". The title is the feminine form of the word "shaman" in Polish.
==Plot== In Warsaw, a student only known as "the Italian" (), played by , is on the search for an apartment. The Italian, a beautiful and free spirit, is originally from the countryside. During her search, she meets anthropology professor Michał (Bogusław Linda), who agrees to rent to her an apartment that was occupied by his brother. The business is concluded by a violent sex scene between the two in the empty apartment.