To Ostatnia Niedziela

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This is an experimental clip using a section of footage of my grandmother walking to the cemetery. I layered the footage with a conversation I had recorded between the two of us, I had asked her if she loved Mieczyslaw Żytnicki (my grandfather) and she had replied "No". So I asked if there was anyone she had ever loved and so on...(the conversation in the clip).
The television was on in the background and I personally don't like the sound so I recorded the beginning of my grandmothers favourite, Mieczyslaw Fogg's song 'Ostatnia Niedziela'. To ostatnia niedziela (Polish: This is the Last Sunday; 1935) is one of the long-time hits of Jerzy Petersburski. A nostalgic tango with lyrics by Zenon Friedwald describing the final meeting of former lovers just before they break up, it was performed by numerous artists and gained the nickname of Suicide Tango, due to its brooding lyrical content.
Although an exaggerated link, I think its the only suitable genre and time of music that fits with the theme of my documentary film. As well as Fogg being my grandmothers favourite.
I recorded the beginning to make it sound as if it was coincidently playing during the conversation as well as drowning out the sound of the television. I then added the official song to the film when the conversation ended, following her walk to the cemetery including slow footage of the surrounding nature. What I also noticed and liked was the fact that she kept on turning around unsure on what I was doing (I didn't tell her that I was making a film).