''When Angels Fall'' (
Polish: ''Gdy spadają anioły'') is a
short film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
written and directed by
Roman Polanski
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Roman Polanski, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Britis ...
in
1959
Events
January
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. The idea for the film was taken from a short story ''Klozet Babcia'' (''Toilet Granny''), written by
Leszek Szymański and published in the weekly ''Kierunki'' in
Warsaw
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,
Poland
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. The film was Polanski's first produced in
color
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.
The film, told mostly in
flashback, portrays a
washroom attendant who reminisces about her former life while daydreaming at her dreary job.
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1959 films
Films directed by Roman Polanski
Films with screenplays by Roman Polanski
Films scored by Krzysztof Komeda
Films based on short fiction
Polish drama short films
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