Nativity Scene, Władysław Skoczylas, ca. 1910

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. — Luke 2:15-20

Warsaw 1935, a new film which provides an opportunity to view a city and discover an era. Warsaw, the metropolis called “The Paris of the North” in all its prewar glory. The film is a reconstruction in film and realized in 3D!

1935 Warsaw explores the deeper reality of ​​our recent past. Until now we could only view the Warsaw of 1935 through old photographs, just shadows and outlines of the city. These photos only built a partial picture of the beauty, cultural richness, and sense of a Warsaw that existed 75 years ago. It is summer 1935 in Warsaw. We see a day in the life of this beautiful and proud city.

The movie, in three parts:

• Part One – The action of downtown Warsaw and Marszałkowska Street
• Part Two – The Saxon Garden and the Old Town.
• Part Three – The area that became the Warsaw ghetto in its original, natural, and life filled form.

The surprising story of one city … 75 years ago. See it, for the first time. Early 2012.

WARSZAWA 1935 OFICJALNY ZWIASTUN from NEWBORN HD on Vimeo.

Norman Davies discusses the partitions of Poland in an interview about his new book Vanished Kingdoms The History of half-forgotten Europe.

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