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Postcards from Zakopane

Postcards from Zakopane

1960 · 12 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

Zakopane is the winter capital of Poland, where Marszałkowska Street smoothly changes into Krupówki. Hitchhiking, views from Gubałówka, mountaineering – all of them, from a male perspective, could be an opportunity to meet a beautiful woman.

Directed by Edward Skórzewski · Written by Edward Skórzewski

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