Szamanka

Szamanka
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrzej Żuławski
Written byManuela Gretkowska
Produced byJacky Ouaknine
Starring
CinematographyAndrzej Jaroszewicz
Edited byWanda Zeman
Music byAndrzej Korzyński
Production
companies
  • Compagnie des Films
  • Canal+ Polska
  • Film+
  • Visa Film International
  • Alhena Films
Distributed by
  • Syrena Entertainment Group (Poland)
  • Compagnie des Films (France)
Release dates
  • 10 May 1996 (1996-05-10) (Poland)
  • 19 March 1997 (1997-03-19) (France)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Poland
  • Switzerland
LanguagePolish

Szamanka (Polish pronunciation: [ʂaˈmaŋka]) is a 1996 erotic drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and adapted from a screenplay by Manuela Gretkowska. The film, which was controversial upon its release in Poland, follows the obsessive relationship between an anthropology professor and a strange young woman only known as the "Italian". The title is the feminine form of the word "shaman" in Polish.