Little Dramas

^director Janusz Nasfeter
^screenplay Janusz Nasfeter
^{director of photography} Kazimierz Konrad (Short Story I: ‘Merry-Go-Round’), Karol Chodura (Short Story II: ‘The Fall of a Millionaire’)
^music Adam Walaciński
^with Wojciech Lityński, Andrzej Nasfeter, Marek Paprotny, Jerzy Palmowski, Tadeusz Wiśniewski (child), Saturnin Butkiewicz, Bolesław Kamiński, Stanisław Milski, Edward Radulski, Jarosław Skulski (Short Story I: ‘Merry-Go-Round’); Aleksander Kornel, Henryk Fogiel, Lech Rzegocki, Andrzej Paprotny (child), Halina Przybylska, Tadeusz Woźniak, Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, Zygmunt Zintel (Short Story II: ‘The Fall of a Millionaire’)

ALEKSANDER JACKIEWICZ, MY FILM LIBRARY. POLISH CINEMA [MOJA FILMOTEKA. KINO POLSKIE], WARSZAWA 1983

These children’s fantasies, pieces of fairy tales set in the everyday landscape, among ordinary people… A lyricist full of reflection and sensitivity, Nasfeter is probably the only one of his kind in Polish cinema.

JJS [JAN JÓZEF SZCZEPAŃSKI], LITTLE DRAMAS [MAŁE DRAMATY], ‘TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY’, 1960, NO. 13

‘Little Dramas’ is a remarkable production in Polish cinema. Taking up this kind of psychological lyricism means that the Nasfeter’s range of interest is widening (…) All huge adult dramas have their roots in small dramas like these; by overlooking them, we diminish and distort our knowledge of life (…) The film has a clear structure; it is based on accurate observation. It is also very moving, thanks to the very human and discreet attitude of the author.