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Rolanda Polonsky, Sculptor

Rolanda Polonsky, Sculptor

1971•10m•Documentary

Enter the imaginative world of acclaimed sculptor Rolanda Polonsky, who had been a resident of Netherne Psychiatric Hospital in Coulsdon, Surrey for 26 years when this film was made. One of the positive aspects of her illness, described in the film as a schizophrenia, is that it "tapped a deep source of mystical vision and human feeling" which finds expression in her work.

Lionel Miskin · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime10m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1971

Actors

Rolanda Polonsky

Herself

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