Pawel Lozinski got the pacing absolutely spot on. Film Balkonowy could so easily become "another slow documentary" but the rhythm, the passing of time, drops your heartbeat and let's you in.
The interviews, conducted from Pavels balcony, are excellent in length - long enough to trigger your imagination but never so long as to become boring.
It's a "humanitarian film" and, arguably, a prerequisite for enjoying Film Balkonowy is that you share the director's interest in "ordinary people". There are no great reveals, just a pleasant scratching of the surface into the lives of random passers by.
Somehow Lozinsky manages to capture one of the essences of documentary filmmaking - being there.
Plot summary
Composed from the conversations that the director holds with people passing by in the street under his Warsaw apartment, each story in 'The Balcony Movie' is unique and deals with the way we try to cope with life as individuals. All together, they create a self-portrait of contemporary human life, and the passers-by present a composite picture of today's world.
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The meaning of life
I loved the documentary. It shows people. Real people. At their best moment, at their worst moment. Confident people, insecure people. Successful people and people that are trying to find their way in the world. It's just interesting to see and sometimes touching.
Sometimes I feel I would have liked to see more of a conversation. Sometimes I would have wanted to support the people that were walking by.
The story of Robert, that just left prison, was most interesting in my opinion. I hope Robert stays on the right path. I've read in an interview that he moved in with his children and ex-wife. I wish him all the best!