Julia Kowalski
Directing
Biography
Born in France to Polish parents, Julia Kowalski’s films question her relationship to her country of origin, constantly refining her favourite themes: adolescence, family, sexuality and the working class. I Saw the Face of the Devil is the result of research carried out for her second feature film which is currently in pre-production – the mystical emancipation of a young woman struggling with her monstrous desire.
Known For
Nawojka, 20, dreams of escaping her harsh life working at the family farm. Under the influence of the free-spirited Sandra, Naw experiences trance-like episodes and strange powers, just like her dead mother before her…
Her Will Be Done
Jozef travels from Poland to France to work and to find his son Roman, who he abandoned 15 years earlier. Jozef works for a Polish immigrant family that has successfully settled in France. Rose, the family’s teenaged daughter, volunteers to help him find his son. Roman happens to go to the same school as Rose, and she finds him attractive. After an unexpectedly wonderful experience with Roman, she falls desperately in love with him.
Raging Rose
Rose 12 years, spends his holidays in musical colony. By day she plays the flute in an orchestra. At night she shares a room with two clarinetists of 16. By proxy, Rose tries to get out childhood.
Chamber Music
In a small town in northern Poland, 18-year-old Majka is convinced that she is possessed. She decides to rely on the skills of a local priest to expel the demon, which doesn’t stop her from jokingly referencing William Friedkin’s The Exorcist with her best friend.
I Saw the Face of the Devil
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