Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Scarecrow-88 There are some short films(and feature length in the case of David Lynch, who will be obviously compared to with this particular film)which defy elaboration and are difficult to articulate in word. DYM is such an example. A melancholy young man, seemingly having a hard time dealing with, I think, the loss of his girlfriend, who drives a taxi and enters a mysterious night club, following his portly, strange customer who has poontang on his mind. What lies ahead is something right out of EYES WIDE SHUT or THE NINTH GATE, where an odd collection of club patrons participate in surreal, kinky, and decadent goings-on. A tape recorder, lesbian kissing, compelling characters who seem sexually liberated, among other things find their way into director Grzegorz Cisiecki's bizarre odyssey of a young cabbie possibly driven mad. Some films, like DYM, are not as easy to explain as they are to simply experience. Along with beautiful women, Dawid Rymar's cinematography is the major star here, it's a visual feast, pull up at the table and dine.

solarisdeschain Dym, or Smoke, is an interesting and well-conceived short film from a young Russian filmmaker named Grzegorz Cisiecki. Smoke is a surrealist short with no clear plot, but nevertheless crafts an engaging visual narrative; anchored primarily by its taut editing, a knack for striking imagery, and a clear and concise vision for the project. Though it may be a short, there is nothing amateurish about the film. Cinematography and shot composition are consistently on target, and although there is no dialog, the acting competently expresses the intent of the scene. The film clearly bears the influence of filmmakers like Kubrick or Lynch, but not to the point where they're merely being aped. There is a legitimate and convincing vision here.At the end of the day Smoke is a very involving and entertaining short film, perhaps about the elusiveness of truth, that confirms Cisiecki as a talent, and hopefully someone who can cultivate a large audience.

chunky_lover_68 Where to begin with director Grzegorz Cisiecki's debut film Dym, a puzzling tapestry of surrealistic images hung upon the backbone of a story of a man lost within a dangerous hedonistic realm of what might be his own senses. Much like the works of David Lynch, of which Cisiecki's is clearly inspired, fantasy blends with reality to create an enigma of a film that must be felt to be fully unravelled, and whose emotions seem fully displayed, yet just out of reach, like clamours and ruckus from behind a stage curtain. The film succeeds not only in presenting stunning imagery, but also in the way it has been edited; the film zips back and forth between dream and waking life with a deft ability and allows for a natural flow of events that can be interpreted in whatever way the viewer chooses to see them. As a fan of the open ended and the abstract, I was pleasantly surprised to be challenged by the work here. I couldn't really quite say what the story of Dym was, perhaps a man trying to recall what happened to him the night previous, with only a tape recorder of ambient sound to remind him. The story cuts in and out of both his present day at the breakfast table, and his night of debauchery and pain at what seemed a lavish and macabre masquerade party styled not unlike Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Whatever the truth may be, one will have a good time trying to suss it out; the high quality of production allows for repeat viewings making it a delight to return to. My only qualm would be that certain scenes take to heavily from films I have already seen, imitation may be the biggest form of flattery, but for a film, we are always looking for fresh experiences. Still a few borrowed scenes aside, Dym is a wonderful debut from what seems a promising director, and I for one look forward to his next outing!

DKosty123 Stars:Katarzyna Dalek, Grzegorz Golaszewski and Hubert Jarczak Everything here indicates this film was shot in Poland. The camera work is stunning. The pacing is about right. While the film has no real dialog save a bit of lyrics on a car radio, it weaves together random sequences into something that makes sense in a visual way.Grzegorz Golaszewski stars, directs, & wrote the script for this short 7 plus minute film. The story centers around him, as it opens with him alone in a room looking out the window & then sitting in a chair that appears to be the only chair in the room. Then he seems to slip off into a dream.In that dream, Katar Dalek dominates the early images as she is his companion in a few sequences. She is shown briefly & the camera work makes her look like a surreal dream of a woman we'd all long for. Grzegorz then wakes up alone in a bed. Only he immediately drifts back off into another dream with Hubert Jarczak, a larger man wearing a bright stoneless ring. He appears with a blonde woman & then we cut to a sequence after he touches her where she has some sort of scratch that I have to assume was caused by Hubert Jarczak. After this sequence, Grzegorz then in a dreamlike sequence is reunited with first a vampires type of woman, & then with Katarzyna Dalek back in the room where the movie first started. That is symbolic as on both ends of that film, the camera makes the room look surreal. The difference between the beginning & end is Katarzyna fine appearance in the closing sequence as in the real world Grzegorz is back into a changed reality. Short films trying to tell a story without dialog are in short supply. When the smoke clears here, there is progress as Grzegorz has gone from being alone in this smoke & bright light to be able to express himself & sort out the real from the imagined.