Ślizgawka w Łazienkach (lost Polish silent film; 1894-1896)

The only surviving frames of the movie.

Status: Lost

Ślizgawka w Łazienkach (roughly translated to "Łazienki park Slide" or "Ice-skating at Łazienkowski palace") is possibly the first Polish movie ever made in the history of Polish cinema. It was directed by Kazimierz Prószyński between 1894 and 1896.

Information

Information about this movie is very scarce: the only proof of its existence are descriptions made by the Polish press and four film frames that were reproduced in the Warsaw Press.

The movie was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society.

Legacy

Due to the history of the making of this movie, it's highly unlikely that it will be recovered due to how much Poland suffered throughout both World Wars and the Cold War as a part of the Warsaw Pact.

In addition to this, Polish People's Republic was mostly influenced by Soviet Russia into censoring media, Polish culture and its intelligence.

The movie was shown many times at screenings that Prószyński organized first in Warsaw, then all around Poland.