"Gdy spadaja anioly" or "When Angels Fall" is a Polish 21-minute movie from almost 60 years ago. The writer and director (and actor) here is the really young Roman Polanski. The major difference compared to some of his other very early works is that this one here has actually some sequences in color, even if most of it is still black-and-white, which is fine looking at the year when it was made. Polanski plays an old woman on some occasions. Story-wise, I was not too impressed and it is a shame as the war sequences certainly offered the possibility of this becoming a better film than it actually turned out to be. All in all, I give it a negative rating as I must say I was not too impressed by it. Yes it was fine for a really young filmmaker, but not looking at his age, I cannot say this was a convincing achievement. I am fairly certain this film would not be very much known today anymore without the big name attached to it. But Polanski was improving, so it was fine I guess.
Review of When Angels Fall
