| Lampa | |
| Director: | Roman Polanski |
| Cinematography: | Krzysztof Romanowski |
| Country: | Poland |
Lampa (English: '''The Lamp''') is one of Polish director Roman Polanski's early short films. The eight-minute piece, released in 1959, was the diploma film of a classmate of his, Krzysztof Romanowski, who was the cinematographer of the film,[1] but Polanski directed it.[2]
An elderly dollmaker is hard at work in his shop. Once he's headed off home, the film focuses on apparent whisperings amongst the miscellaneous doll-parts he's left behind. The shop then goes on to catch fire, but this remains unnoticed by the passers-by. Polanski can be glimpsed in a cameo role as a passer-by outside the shop.