Afterafive-yearhiatusfromfilmmaking,PiotrSzulkinreturnedin1990with"Femina",basedonanovelbyKrystynaKoftaandinspiredbyLuisBunuel.ThemaincharacterisBogna,athirtyyearoldwomanlostinhersurroundingrealityandunhappyinherprivatelife.Afterherhusbanddepartsforaforeignscholarship,Bognalearnsthathermotherdied.Thetriptoherhometownforthefuneralbecomesavoyageintime,duringwhichsherelivesthememoriesofheridyllicchildhood.AsbeautifullymountedasanyofSzulkin'sfilms,it'sfullofdeliriouswide-angleimagery(attimesrecallingthefilmsofTerryGilliam).UnavailableonDVDeveninPoland,thisisamostunfairlyneglectedworkbySzulkin.
