USA 2002, 85 min, on Beta
in English
Paradox Lake
Direction: Przemysław Reut
Screenplay: Przemysław Reut, Wiesław Saniewski
Cinematography: Przemysław Reut
Music: Maciej Staniecki
Scenography: Christine Hammer
Cast: Jessica Fuchs, John Gelin, Ernie Jurez, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Phe Kaplan
“Paradox Lake,” directed by a Pole and made in the United States, takes place at a summer camp for autistic children. Most of the characters in the film, including the children with autism, their caregivers, and the physicians, play themselves. “Paradox Lake” by Przemyslaw Reut is a very interesting compilation of feature and documentary films. It is registered on 16 mm, miniDV, and 35 mm. “Paradox Lake” tells about a 25-year-old boy from New York (Matt Wolf) who decides to change his “empty” life when finds a calling in his work with autistic children . Thanks to his courage and ingenuity the director shows the drama of suffering children coming up against the universal question concerning human nature in an interesting way. A very strong point of this film is the captivating and dazzling picture which helps create a complex atmosphere of secrecy.
Links:
http://www.festiwalfilmow.pl/hista/2002/fk8.htm
http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/film1.dll/opisfilmu?baza=1&nrf=11296&start=1
http://www.stopklatka.pl/film/film.asp?fi=9492
http://www.gutekfilm.com.pl/paradox-lake/
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0303374
Przemysław Reut
B. 1968
Film director and cinematographer. Graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York. His first full length feature “Close Up” was also his graduation film and premiered at the festival in London I 1996. He has worked as a film producer, film director, and director of photography for independent studios, amking feature films, cidoe clips, and commercials. He has worked for the film production company, Good Machine. The premiere of “Paradox Lake” took place at the Sundance Festival. In Poland he has set up a film production company, Next Media, which will make independent films.