Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- spirited
- reflective
- historical drama night
- women’s history viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an engaging and accessible portrait of Michalina Wisłocka, with its strongest qualities in the lead performance and lively historical subject.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film follows Michalina Wisłocka, a pioneering sexologist, gynecologist, and author in communist Poland.
Wisłocka fights censorship and institutional resistance to publish a book intended to transform Polish sex education and sex lives.
The publication struggle takes place within communist Poland, where official restrictions obstruct frank discussion of sex and relationships.
The plot connects Wisłocka’s intimate relationships and professional sexology with broader social conflicts over acceptable behavior and public morality.
Films like The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka, and why
The Notorious Bettie Page
shared biographical subject, feminist perspective, sexual politics, and determined central female protagonist
Colette
shared historical drama, women’s sexual autonomy, and conflict with social convention
My Brilliant Career
shared biographical storytelling, intimate relationships, and a woman challenging restrictive institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- Maria Sadowska
- Release Date
- 2017-01-27
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (100)
Cast
- Magdalena Boczarska
- Piotr Adamczyk
- Justyna Wasilewska
- Eryk Lubos
- Jaśmina Polak
- Karolina Gruszka
- Danuta Stenka
- Arkadiusz Jakubik
- Wojciech Mecwaldowski
- Borys Szyc
Common questions
- What is The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka about?
- A spirited Polish biographical drama follows Michalina Wisłocka’s audacious campaign to bring honest sex education to communist Poland.
- What is The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka.
- What did critics think of The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka?
- Critics generally found the film an engaging and accessible portrait of Michalina Wisłocka, with its strongest qualities in the lead performance and lively historical subject.
- Which films are like The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka?
- Films with a similar feel include The Notorious Bettie Page, Colette, and My Brilliant Career.
- How long is The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka?
- The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka runs 121 minutes.
