Poland

THE ART OF LOVING

THE STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA

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    The compelling and controversial life of gynaecologist and sexologist Michalina Wisłocka drives this biopic with Magdalena Boczarska playing the fiery lead. In the 1970s Wisłocka caught public attention for her book The Art Of Loving, a frank guide to sex and sexuality. Watch the most famous and recognized sexologist of communist Poland take on the censors, fighting for the right to publish her seminal book on a once taboo subject. The book went on to sell over 7 million copies in the 1970s alone and the movie had the biggest opening weekend with 250,000 people packing cinema halls in Poland.

BIOGRAPHY / DRAMA / ROMANCE, 2017 | 121 MIN | R21 | POLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

D I R E C T O R

Maria Sadowska

C A S T

Magdalena Boczarska, Piotr Adamczyk, Borys Szyc, Eryk Lubos, Karolina Gruszka, Wojciech Mecwaldowski

H O N O R S / A C C O L A D E S

Netia Off Camera International Festival of Inde- pendent Cinema (2017) - Best Actor: Arkadiusz Jakubik;

Polish Film Awards (2018) - Best Film Score & Best Actress: Magdalena Boczarska;

Transatlantyk Festival: Lodz (2018) - Best Polish Young Composer: Radzimir Debski