Terminy i miejsca projekcji filmów
Thursday 12 March
at 7pm at Riverside Studios
Opening Gala
33 Scenes from Life / 33 Sceny z życia
dir. Małgorzata Szumowska
cast. Julia Jentsch, Peter Gantzler, Maciej Stuhr
2008, 97 min
Julia is a successful artist. She loves her parents and a husband who is a famous composer. Suddenly everything collapses. Sickness and death from a close perspective are different from what Julia expected – much more absurd, nonsensical, and ridiculous. 33 Scenes from Life is a film about the moment in life when we become adults. It’s a story about stepping into the real world, where pain, suffering and doubts are inevitable.
Followed by a Q&A with Małgorzata Szumowska
Friday 13 March
at 6pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
Everything Flows / Wszystko płynie
dir. Edyta Turczanik
2007, 10 min
People.., Birds.., Trees.., Light.., Sound.., ime.., Everything flows...
Drowsiness / Senność
dir. Magdalena Piekorz
cast. Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Michał Żebrowski
2008, 105 min
Magdalena Piekorz second feature after her hugely successful debut The Welts (2004) is a tale about people existing in a state of emotional lethargy. Róża is an actress but she can’t work because she suffers from narcolepsy. She suspects her husband is cheating on her, yet she is afraid to face the problem. Adam, a young doctor, is struggling between loyalty to his parents and choosing his own way of life. Robert, a famous writer, faces a difficult trial... As the protagonists’ paths cross, fate gives them a chance to break free from their emotional narcosis.
Friday 13 March
at 8.15pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
PRL de Lux
dir. Edyta Wróblewska
2008, 15 min
Few people know that the Polish city of Krakow has another face – a district called Nowa Huta, a model for a communist city. Tourists bored with the usual historical attractions,
can choose an alternate trip into the absurdities of communist times.
How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh? / Ile waży koń trojański?
dir. Juliusz Machulski
cast. Ilona Ostrowska, Robert Więckiewicz
2008, 118 min
Machulski’s latest comedy tells the story of Zosia, who happily married for the second time together with her new husband Kuba, an ideal man, bring up her daughter from her first marriage. Her ex-husband is somewhere around, but nothing can destroy the family
happiness. However Zosia can only think about one thing: why she did not meet Kuba
earlier? And what would happen if one could go back in time…?
Saturday 14 March
at 4pm at Riverside Studios
Triple Bill: Focus on Marcin Koszałka
Such a Beautiful Son I Gave Birth To/ Takiego pięknego syna urodziłam
2000, 25 min
Koszałka turns his ironic eye to his parents in this extremely honest account of the director’s
relationship with them, especially his domineering mother. For most of time she is shouting and humiliating her husband and son. The only thing that brings her happiness are the memories of Koszałka’s birth and his early childhood.
All Day Together / Cały dzień razem
2006, 25 min
Two losers from Poland arrive at the house of a Japanese woman that they would like to make a movie about, yet she is always busy or not there to receive them. Marcin Koszałka
examines the cultural differences and language barriers that are the biggest obstacles
to achieving their plan.
Existence / Istnienie
2007, 69 min
The story of the Polish actor Jerzy Nowak (Schindler’s List) who wants to donate his body to science. We follow the serene and aging Nowak during his preparations as he explores the question of what will happen to his body after he donates it to medical science. Existence is a reconciliatory farewell to human life and simultaneously a solid depiction of our vanity, as Nowak in no way conceals the fact that the purpose of the documentary is to secure his posthumous reputation.
Saturday 14 March
at 6.20pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill: Dekalog after Dekalog
Dekalog Part IV / Dekalog część IV
dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
cast. Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Janusz Gajos
1989, 56 min
“Honour thy father and thy mother.” A twenty-year old girl finds a letter from her deceased mother that contains a family secret. She confronts her father, leading to a major change in their relationship.
Till It Hurts / Do bólu
dir. Marcin Koszałka
2008, 24 min
In Till It Hurts, Polish director and cinematographer Marcin Koszałka returns to the subject of his first documentary, Such a Nice Boy I Gave Birth to, which dealt with his own relationship to his dominant mother. Again he goes right to the threshold of pain in this film which was part of the Polish television series celebrating the 20th anniversary of Kieślowski’s original entitled Dekalog after Dekalog with a reinterpretation of the fourth commandment – honour your father and mother – as a form of deep emotional disruption.
Saturday 14 March
at 8.05pm at Riverside Studios
The Offsiders / Boisko bezdomnych
dir. Kasia Adamik
cast. Marcin Dorociński, Jacek Poniedziałek
2008, 126 min
Jacek Mróz, a former player of the National Polish soccer team, is currently homeless, n inhabitant of the Central Rail Station. Against the odds he decides to establish homeless football team with his fellow misfits.
Followed by a Q&A with Kasia Adamik
Sunday 15 March
at 3pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill: Dekalog After Dekalog
Dekalog Part III / Dekalog część III
dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
cast. Daniel Olbrychski, Maria Pakulnis
1989, 56 min
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” On Christmas Eve, lonely Ewa tries to convince her lover Janusz to stay with her for the night and not with his family. Her husband is missing, and she asks Janusz to help her search for him. In this episode Kieslowski expands eloquently on his fascination with affairs of the heart and their consequences.
Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy / Pamiętaj, abyś dzień święty święcił
dir. Maciej Cuske,
2008, 44 min
In a few months Staś is going to take his First Communion. It is an intensive period of preparations, spiritual and material ones. Each person in the family experiences it differently. Cuske’s objective camera brings insightful observation upon himself and his family.
Sunday 15 March
at 5.20pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
Refrains / Refreny
An episode repeats itself in the life of a family of three very close-knit women.
dir. Wiola Sowa 2007, 13 min
Time to Die / Pora umierać
dir. Dorota Kędzierzawska
cast. Danuta Szaflarska, Krzysztof Globisz
2007, 104 min
Time to Die boasts possibly the greatest lead performance by a 91-year-old woman in the history of cinema, for whom it was written. Gloriously feisty and totally unwilling to be the infirm woman everyone expects her to be, Szaflarska’s performance brings us her fire in the form of expressive rebellion, which is simply magnetic. A gorgeous black and white poem, a triumphant display of spirit, and an extremely touching and profoun impressionistic meditation on old age, little wonder this cinematic treat is causing such a stir!
Tricks / Sztuczki
False / Falstart
dir. Igor Devold
2007, 27min.
Sunday 15 March
at 7.40pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
False / Falstart
dir. Igor Devold
2007, 27min.
After leaving prison Witek goes to Norway to find his wife and daughter and mend his family relations. Story of young people, who were put in adult roles way too quickly.
Tricks / Sztuczki
dir. Andrzej Jakimowski
cast. Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak Rafał Guniczak
2007, 96 min
During the long summer holidays, six-year old Stefek follows his 17-year-old sister Elka as she works by evening in a bar and prepares for her job interview with a large international company. One day, at the railway station, they see a man who Stefek suspects may be the father who abandoned him at birth. Stefek and Elka have developed a life in which they believe that ‘tricks’ or games can influence the course of events. Andrzej Jakimowski’s second feature film is a real charmer, conjuring up sunny days and a world of provincial childhood that is both nostalgic and evocative.
Monday 16 March
at 8.30 pm at Prince Charles Cinema
Ideal Boyfriend for My Girlfriend / Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny
dir. Tomasz Konecki
cast. Marcin Dorociński, Iza Kuna
2009, 128 min
A tale about how strong is the power of love at first sight. When Kostek meets Luna, there is no doubt that she is the one. The problem is that they are so different that it is hard to imagine them living together. The movie made by the creators of Testosterone (2007) and Lejdis (2008), is one of the biggest box-office successes in Poland in the last few years.
Wednesday 18 March
at 6.30pm at BFI Southbank
Four Nights with Anna / Cztery noce z Anną
dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
cast. Artur Steranko, Kinga Preis
Małgorzata Burczkowska
2008, 91 min
Enigmatic, disturbing and tender, Four Nights with Anna marks Skolimowski’s return as a director after a 17-year absence. The film opened the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last year, attracting comparisons with his 1971 masterpiece Deep End. Artur Steranko plays the loner Leon, who becomes obsessed with a nurse in a small provincial hospital. What is his motivation and how far will his obsession take him?
Followed by a Q&A with Jerzy Skolimowski
Saturday 21 March
at 2.30pm at Riverside Studios
Jerzy Skolimowski’s retrospective
Identification Marks: None / Rysopis
cast. Jerzy Skolimowski, Elżbieta Czyżewska
1964, 80 min
This revolutionary film was immediately acclaimed by critics as heralding a ‘Polish New
Wave’. Made piece-meal budget during his years at the Łódź Film School, Skolimowski
used the film stock available to him for student exercises to complete his feature directorial
debut. The film features Skolimowski himself in the main role, as the immature and
purposeless Andrzej Leszczyc. Skolimowski exploited the system of the Polish film industry
to make his film, utilizing the amateurishness of student-filmmaking as a subversive tool.
The film might be percieved as a first independent production in socialist Poland.
at 4.10pm
Walkover / Walkower
cast. Jerzy Skolimowski, Aleksandra Zawieruszanka
1965, 77 min
Skolimowski returns as Andrzej Leszczyc, the restless, alienated outsider from his first
feature Identification Marks: None. Andrzej decides to enter a boxing tournament despite
the fact that odds are very much against him. The night before the fight he encounters
Teresa, a girl he knew at University before he was expelled.
Sunday 22 March
at 2.00pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill: Jerzy Skolimowski’s retrospective
Barrier / Bariera
cast. Jan Nowicki, Joanna Szczerbic
1966, 84 min
Barrier is Skolimowski’s third and the most acclaimed of his early films. A university
graduate leaves a cold campus for a new life armed with a suitcase, a coin he won from a
friend, and the old sword given by his father. It is a film about two generations who have
different feelings about the war; the older generation keeps imposing their emotions
on the young, like passing on the sword once used in battles.
at 3.45pm
Hands Up! / Ręce do góry
cast. Jerzy Skolimowski, Joanna Szczerbic
Tadeusz Łomnicki,
1967/1981, 90 min
Censored by the Polish authorities Hands Up! can be seen as a direct provocation for
change. The film beginins with a sci-fi motif: abstract images and electronic music. Then
the viewer is taken from the ruins of Lebanon back into the past, featuring a score of Polish
actors in a setting resembling Kantor’s experimental theatre. The story is a probing
investigation of a group of young physicians who recall their university days during the
Stalinist period while meeting at a class reunion. Originally completed in 1967, the
film was not released in the West until 1981 after Skolimowski reedited it and added new
colour footage.
Monday 23 March
at 7pm Cargo Club
POLISH SHORTS PART I
Programmed by Jan Naszewski, Shorts International
and hosted by Polish DeConstruction
Loneliness Of The Short Orders Cook / Samotność kucharza szybkich zamowień
dir. Marcel Sawicki, 2008, 25 min
A Japanese expat in New York is looking for love and understanding in this original, sophisticated piece of filmmaking.
Take a Look / Popatrz
dir. Adam Palenta, 2008, 4 min
Two blind kids try to describe an abstract painting by touching it.
What Nobody Knows / Czego nikt nie wie
dir. Maciej Prykowski, 2008, 23 min
Romantic comedy. A city boy falls in love with a country girl desperate to leave her father.
Their move to town leads to an unexpected finale.
The Well / Studnia
dir. Andrzej Gosieniecki, 2008, 9 min
Animation. There is a belief among desert tribes that water can be obtained from clouds. During a drought a group decides to hunt for clouds with air baloons.
Joyets / Radostki
dir. Magda Osińska, 2008, 10 min
Animation about the power of a child’s imagination.
Followed by a Q&A with Magda Osińska.
Monday 30 March
at 7pm Cargo Club
POLISH SHORTS PART II
Aria Diva
dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska, 2007, 30 min When an opera diva moves into a flat above
a middle-class family a special relationship develops between her and her housewifeneighbour
in this electrifying and sensual drama.
Glass Trap / Szklana pułapka
dir. Paweł Ferdek, 2008, 15 min
Documentary. Young gangster-wannabies lead their lifes like action film heroes. Cars,
drugs and... fish fights are their daily bread.
Mr. Owl And The Barber From Targowek / Pan Sowka i fryzjer z Targowka
dir. Lesław Dobrucki, Marzena Popławska,
Joanna Pawluśkiewicz, 2008, 10 min
Stylised comedy written by children from Warsaw’s Praga district. In a society ruled by an obsessed barber a group of youngsters decides to rebel.
The Splinter / Drzazga
dir. Wojtek Wawszczyk, 2008, 17 min
The Splinter is a story about a wooden park bench, unhappily in love with a girl. Desperate
and hurt it decides to have its revenge. Followed by a Q&A with Paweł Ferdek
POLISH New wave:
Friday 3 April
at 7pm at Tate Modern
All screenings of Polish New Wave
– Starr Auditorium
Through And Through / Na Wylot
dir. Grzegorz Królikiewicz
1972, 70 min
Królikiewicz’s radical debut is representative of his parallel pursuits – as a filmmaker as
well as a film theorist – and employs his crucial theory of ‘out-of-frame cinematic space’.
The first film in his trilogy (together with Dancing Hawk and Endless Claims) portraying
typical Polish anti-heroes imprisoned by reality, Through and Through criticized the
nihilism and depravity created by the sociopolitical system.
Saturday 4 April
at 3pm at Tate Modern
Jerzy Skolimowski
Identification Marks: None / Rysopis
1964, 78 min
This revolutionary film was immediately acclaimed by critics as heralding a ‘Polish New
Wave’. Made piece-meal budget during his years at the Łódź Film School, Skolimowski
used the film stock available to him for student exercises to complete his feature directorial
debut. The film features Skolimowski himself in the main role, as the immature and
purposeless Andrzej Leszczyc. Skolimowski exploited the system of the Polish film industry
to make his film, utilizing the amateurishness of student-filmmaking as a subversive tool.
The film might be percieved as a first independent production in socialist Poland.
Saturday 4 April
at 7pm at Tate Modern
On The Silver Globe / Na Srebrnym Globie
dir. Andrzej Żuławski
1976/1987, 155 min
One of the earliest cosmic odysseys, and science fiction superproductions the film begins and ends with off-screen commentary by Żuławski on the failure of the film’s 12-year-long production, left unfinished due to bureaucratic intervention. The film’s selfreferential commentary, amazing costumes, hysterical and ecstatic cinematography and
montage, and unforgettable performances, are all typical of Żuławski’s unique and
shamanic film language. Dir. Andrzej Żuławski introduces the screening
Sunday 5 April
at 12.00 at Tate Modern
The Illumination / Iluminacja
dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
1973, 87 min
A student of physics searches for solid scientific paradigms and, ultimately, metaphysical
explanations, eventually realizing that the state of mind suggested by the title will
prove elusive. Combining elements of fiction and documentary, this film-essay puts the
impossible ideal of philosophical illumination in confrontation with the clichés of everyday
life, utilizing a shocking and extraordinary form.
Sunday 5 April
at 3pm at Tate Modern
NEW WAVE SHORTS
The Hydro-Riddle / Hydrozagadka
dir. Andrzej Kondratiuk
1970, 70 min
A superhero comedy modelled on detective films and comic strip parodies, The Hydro-
Riddle begins during a Warsaw heat-wave, in which the city’s water supply has inexplicably
vanished. Scientists and a detective desperately try to solve the mystery.
With its gleeful deconstruction of film heroes and icons, its unapologetically inappropriate
quotations from Shakespeare, Goethe and others, and terrific camera-work, it’s hard
to believe The Hydro-Riddle was made in communist Poland.
Skiing Scenes With Franz Klammer / Sceny Narciarskie Z Franzem Klammerem
dir. Bogdan Dziworski, Gerald Kargl, Zbigniew Rybczyński
1980, 22 min.
One of the best examples of ‘creative documentary,’ the paradoxical genre examined
and expanded by artists from the Łódź Film School, the film presents a biographical-visual
impression of an Austrian skier-celebrity of the late-70’s.
Wanda Gościmińska. A Textile Worker / Wanda Gościmińska. Włókniarka
dir. Wojciech Wiszniewski
1975, 21 min
The film focuses on a symbol and product of communist propaganda of the 50’s – the famous labor leader Wanda Gościmińska from Łódź, deconstructing the false mechanisms, beliefs and rituals of the totalitarian era. This ‘creative documentary’ was shaped in unusual visual and cinematic structure: combination of set design by conceptual artist Ewa Partum and
cinematography by Zbigniew Rybczyński.
Project co-organized by: Filmoteka Narodowa in Warsaw, Center for Contemporary Art (CSW) in Warsaw, Polish Film Institute
Wednesday 8 April
Closing Gala
at 7pm at the Barbican
The Michael Nyman Band + Motion Trio
Films to write Music To
Nyman is one of Britain’s most celebrated composers and his recently discovered Polish oots have led him to seek inspiration from the visual history of Polish cinema. The Barbican and KINOTEKA are proud to present a very special evening of film and music, offering a unique collaboration between the Michael Nyman Band and the cutting-edge Polish accordion group, Motion Trio. The evening begins with Nyman revisiting some of his most celebrated scores for Peter Greenaway’s films including The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982), Drowning by Numbers (1988) and Prospero’s Books (1991) and includes the world premiere of a new version of MGV (Musique a` Grande Vitesse) performed with Motion Trio. The phenomenal technique, imagination and avant-garde approach of the Motion Trio adds a totally new aural dimension to these classic Nyman scores.
The climax to the evening is the World Premiere of Nyman’s latest musical work, a personal celebration of classic Polish cinema. Nyman has composed his new work to a montage of extracts from the Polish films which have inspired him, featuring many remarkable and visually stunning images from great Polish filmmakers such as Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Żuławski, Krzysztof Kieślowski and Andrzej Munk.
Venues:
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
Hammersmith
London W6 9RL
020 8237 1111
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS
020 7638 4141
www.barbican.org.uk
Prince Charles Cinema
7 Leicester Place
London WC2H 7BY
0870 811 2559
www.princecharlescinema.com
Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk/modern
Cargo club
83 Rivington Street
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3AY
020 7739 3440
www.cargo-london.com
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
South Bank
Waterloo
London SE1 8XT
Box Office: 020 7928 3232
www.bfi.o
7. Festiwal Polskich Filmów "Kinoteka" - program
Wtorek, 03 marca 2009 16:57Terminy i miejsca projekcji filmów
Thursday 12 March
at 7pm at Riverside Studios
Opening Gala
33 Scenes from Life / 33 Sceny z życia
dir. Małgorzata Szumowska
cast. Julia Jentsch, Peter Gantzler, Maciej Stuhr
2008, 97 min
Julia is a successful artist. She loves her parents and a husband who is a famous composer. Suddenly everything collapses. Sickness and death from a close perspective are different from what Julia expected – much more absurd, nonsensical, and ridiculous. 33 Scenes from Life is a film about the moment in life when we become adults. It’s a story about stepping into the real world, where pain, suffering and doubts are inevitable.
Followed by a Q&A with Małgorzata Szumowska
Friday 13 March
at 6pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
Everything Flows / Wszystko płynie
dir. Edyta Turczanik
2007, 10 min
People.., Birds.., Trees.., Light.., Sound.., ime.., Everything flows...
Drowsiness / Senność
dir. Magdalena Piekorz
cast. Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Michał Żebrowski
2008, 105 min
Magdalena Piekorz second feature after her hugely successful debut The Welts (2004) is a tale about people existing in a state of emotional lethargy. Róża is an actress but she can’t work because she suffers from narcolepsy. She suspects her husband is cheating on her, yet she is afraid to face the problem. Adam, a young doctor, is struggling between loyalty to his parents and choosing his own way of life. Robert, a famous writer, faces a difficult trial... As the protagonists’ paths cross, fate gives them a chance to break free from their emotional narcosis.
Friday 13 March
at 8.15pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
PRL de Lux
dir. Edyta Wróblewska
2008, 15 min
Few people know that the Polish city of Krakow has another face – a district called Nowa Huta, a model for a communist city. Tourists bored with the usual historical attractions,
can choose an alternate trip into the absurdities of communist times.
How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh? / Ile waży koń trojański?
dir. Juliusz Machulski
cast. Ilona Ostrowska, Robert Więckiewicz
2008, 118 min
Machulski’s latest comedy tells the story of Zosia, who happily married for the second time together with her new husband Kuba, an ideal man, bring up her daughter from her first marriage. Her ex-husband is somewhere around, but nothing can destroy the family
happiness. However Zosia can only think about one thing: why she did not meet Kuba
earlier? And what would happen if one could go back in time…?
Saturday 14 March
at 4pm at Riverside Studios
Triple Bill: Focus on Marcin Koszałka
Such a Beautiful Son I Gave Birth To/ Takiego pięknego syna urodziłam
2000, 25 min
Koszałka turns his ironic eye to his parents in this extremely honest account of the director’s
relationship with them, especially his domineering mother. For most of time she is shouting and humiliating her husband and son. The only thing that brings her happiness are the memories of Koszałka’s birth and his early childhood.
All Day Together / Cały dzień razem
2006, 25 min
Two losers from Poland arrive at the house of a Japanese woman that they would like to make a movie about, yet she is always busy or not there to receive them. Marcin Koszałka
examines the cultural differences and language barriers that are the biggest obstacles
to achieving their plan.
Existence / Istnienie
2007, 69 min
The story of the Polish actor Jerzy Nowak (Schindler’s List) who wants to donate his body to science. We follow the serene and aging Nowak during his preparations as he explores the question of what will happen to his body after he donates it to medical science. Existence is a reconciliatory farewell to human life and simultaneously a solid depiction of our vanity, as Nowak in no way conceals the fact that the purpose of the documentary is to secure his posthumous reputation.
Saturday 14 March
at 6.20pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill: Dekalog after Dekalog
Dekalog Part IV / Dekalog część IV
dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
cast. Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Janusz Gajos
1989, 56 min
“Honour thy father and thy mother.” A twenty-year old girl finds a letter from her deceased mother that contains a family secret. She confronts her father, leading to a major change in their relationship.
Till It Hurts / Do bólu
dir. Marcin Koszałka
2008, 24 min
In Till It Hurts, Polish director and cinematographer Marcin Koszałka returns to the subject of his first documentary, Such a Nice Boy I Gave Birth to, which dealt with his own relationship to his dominant mother. Again he goes right to the threshold of pain in this film which was part of the Polish television series celebrating the 20th anniversary of Kieślowski’s original entitled Dekalog after Dekalog with a reinterpretation of the fourth commandment – honour your father and mother – as a form of deep emotional disruption.
Saturday 14 March
at 8.05pm at Riverside Studios
The Offsiders / Boisko bezdomnych
dir. Kasia Adamik
cast. Marcin Dorociński, Jacek Poniedziałek
2008, 126 min
Jacek Mróz, a former player of the National Polish soccer team, is currently homeless, n inhabitant of the Central Rail Station. Against the odds he decides to establish homeless football team with his fellow misfits.
Followed by a Q&A with Kasia Adamik
Sunday 15 March
at 3pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill: Dekalog After Dekalog
Dekalog Part III / Dekalog część III
dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
cast. Daniel Olbrychski, Maria Pakulnis
1989, 56 min
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” On Christmas Eve, lonely Ewa tries to convince her lover Janusz to stay with her for the night and not with his family. Her husband is missing, and she asks Janusz to help her search for him. In this episode Kieslowski expands eloquently on his fascination with affairs of the heart and their consequences.
Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy / Pamiętaj, abyś dzień święty święcił
dir. Maciej Cuske,
2008, 44 min
In a few months Staś is going to take his First Communion. It is an intensive period of preparations, spiritual and material ones. Each person in the family experiences it differently. Cuske’s objective camera brings insightful observation upon himself and his family.
Sunday 15 March
at 5.20pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
Refrains / Refreny
An episode repeats itself in the life of a family of three very close-knit women.
dir. Wiola Sowa 2007, 13 min
Time to Die / Pora umierać
dir. Dorota Kędzierzawska
cast. Danuta Szaflarska, Krzysztof Globisz
2007, 104 min
Time to Die boasts possibly the greatest lead performance by a 91-year-old woman in the history of cinema, for whom it was written. Gloriously feisty and totally unwilling to be the infirm woman everyone expects her to be, Szaflarska’s performance brings us her fire in the form of expressive rebellion, which is simply magnetic. A gorgeous black and white poem, a triumphant display of spirit, and an extremely touching and profoun impressionistic meditation on old age, little wonder this cinematic treat is causing such a stir!
Tricks / Sztuczki
False / Falstart
dir. Igor Devold
2007, 27min.
Sunday 15 March
at 7.40pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill
False / Falstart
dir. Igor Devold
2007, 27min.
After leaving prison Witek goes to Norway to find his wife and daughter and mend his family relations. Story of young people, who were put in adult roles way too quickly.
Tricks / Sztuczki
dir. Andrzej Jakimowski
cast. Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak Rafał Guniczak
2007, 96 min
During the long summer holidays, six-year old Stefek follows his 17-year-old sister Elka as she works by evening in a bar and prepares for her job interview with a large international company. One day, at the railway station, they see a man who Stefek suspects may be the father who abandoned him at birth. Stefek and Elka have developed a life in which they believe that ‘tricks’ or games can influence the course of events. Andrzej Jakimowski’s second feature film is a real charmer, conjuring up sunny days and a world of provincial childhood that is both nostalgic and evocative.
Monday 16 March
at 8.30 pm at Prince Charles Cinema
Ideal Boyfriend for My Girlfriend / Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny
dir. Tomasz Konecki
cast. Marcin Dorociński, Iza Kuna
2009, 128 min
A tale about how strong is the power of love at first sight. When Kostek meets Luna, there is no doubt that she is the one. The problem is that they are so different that it is hard to imagine them living together. The movie made by the creators of Testosterone (2007) and Lejdis (2008), is one of the biggest box-office successes in Poland in the last few years.
Wednesday 18 March
at 6.30pm at BFI Southbank
Four Nights with Anna / Cztery noce z Anną
dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
cast. Artur Steranko, Kinga Preis
Małgorzata Burczkowska
2008, 91 min
Enigmatic, disturbing and tender, Four Nights with Anna marks Skolimowski’s return as a director after a 17-year absence. The film opened the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last year, attracting comparisons with his 1971 masterpiece Deep End. Artur Steranko plays the loner Leon, who becomes obsessed with a nurse in a small provincial hospital. What is his motivation and how far will his obsession take him?
Followed by a Q&A with Jerzy Skolimowski
Saturday 21 March
at 2.30pm at Riverside Studios
Jerzy Skolimowski’s retrospective
Identification Marks: None / Rysopis
cast. Jerzy Skolimowski, Elżbieta Czyżewska
1964, 80 min
This revolutionary film was immediately acclaimed by critics as heralding a ‘Polish New
Wave’. Made piece-meal budget during his years at the Łódź Film School, Skolimowski
used the film stock available to him for student exercises to complete his feature directorial
debut. The film features Skolimowski himself in the main role, as the immature and
purposeless Andrzej Leszczyc. Skolimowski exploited the system of the Polish film industry
to make his film, utilizing the amateurishness of student-filmmaking as a subversive tool.
The film might be percieved as a first independent production in socialist Poland.
at 4.10pm
Walkover / Walkower
cast. Jerzy Skolimowski, Aleksandra Zawieruszanka
1965, 77 min
Skolimowski returns as Andrzej Leszczyc, the restless, alienated outsider from his first
feature Identification Marks: None. Andrzej decides to enter a boxing tournament despite
the fact that odds are very much against him. The night before the fight he encounters
Teresa, a girl he knew at University before he was expelled.
Sunday 22 March
at 2.00pm at Riverside Studios
Double Bill: Jerzy Skolimowski’s retrospective
Barrier / Bariera
cast. Jan Nowicki, Joanna Szczerbic
1966, 84 min
Barrier is Skolimowski’s third and the most acclaimed of his early films. A university
graduate leaves a cold campus for a new life armed with a suitcase, a coin he won from a
friend, and the old sword given by his father. It is a film about two generations who have
different feelings about the war; the older generation keeps imposing their emotions
on the young, like passing on the sword once used in battles.
at 3.45pm
Hands Up! / Ręce do góry
cast. Jerzy Skolimowski, Joanna Szczerbic
Tadeusz Łomnicki,
1967/1981, 90 min
Censored by the Polish authorities Hands Up! can be seen as a direct provocation for
change. The film beginins with a sci-fi motif: abstract images and electronic music. Then
the viewer is taken from the ruins of Lebanon back into the past, featuring a score of Polish
actors in a setting resembling Kantor’s experimental theatre. The story is a probing
investigation of a group of young physicians who recall their university days during the
Stalinist period while meeting at a class reunion. Originally completed in 1967, the
film was not released in the West until 1981 after Skolimowski reedited it and added new
colour footage.
Monday 23 March
at 7pm Cargo Club
POLISH SHORTS PART I
Programmed by Jan Naszewski, Shorts International
and hosted by Polish DeConstruction
Loneliness Of The Short Orders Cook / Samotność kucharza szybkich zamowień
dir. Marcel Sawicki, 2008, 25 min
A Japanese expat in New York is looking for love and understanding in this original, sophisticated piece of filmmaking.
Take a Look / Popatrz
dir. Adam Palenta, 2008, 4 min
Two blind kids try to describe an abstract painting by touching it.
What Nobody Knows / Czego nikt nie wie
dir. Maciej Prykowski, 2008, 23 min
Romantic comedy. A city boy falls in love with a country girl desperate to leave her father.
Their move to town leads to an unexpected finale.
The Well / Studnia
dir. Andrzej Gosieniecki, 2008, 9 min
Animation. There is a belief among desert tribes that water can be obtained from clouds. During a drought a group decides to hunt for clouds with air baloons.
Joyets / Radostki
dir. Magda Osińska, 2008, 10 min
Animation about the power of a child’s imagination.
Followed by a Q&A with Magda Osińska.
Monday 30 March
at 7pm Cargo Club
POLISH SHORTS PART II
Aria Diva
dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska, 2007, 30 min When an opera diva moves into a flat above
a middle-class family a special relationship develops between her and her housewifeneighbour
in this electrifying and sensual drama.
Glass Trap / Szklana pułapka
dir. Paweł Ferdek, 2008, 15 min
Documentary. Young gangster-wannabies lead their lifes like action film heroes. Cars,
drugs and... fish fights are their daily bread.
Mr. Owl And The Barber From Targowek / Pan Sowka i fryzjer z Targowka
dir. Lesław Dobrucki, Marzena Popławska,
Joanna Pawluśkiewicz, 2008, 10 min
Stylised comedy written by children from Warsaw’s Praga district. In a society ruled by an obsessed barber a group of youngsters decides to rebel.
The Splinter / Drzazga
dir. Wojtek Wawszczyk, 2008, 17 min
The Splinter is a story about a wooden park bench, unhappily in love with a girl. Desperate
and hurt it decides to have its revenge. Followed by a Q&A with Paweł Ferdek
POLISH New wave:
Friday 3 April
at 7pm at Tate Modern
All screenings of Polish New Wave
– Starr Auditorium
Through And Through / Na Wylot
dir. Grzegorz Królikiewicz
1972, 70 min
Królikiewicz’s radical debut is representative of his parallel pursuits – as a filmmaker as
well as a film theorist – and employs his crucial theory of ‘out-of-frame cinematic space’.
The first film in his trilogy (together with Dancing Hawk and Endless Claims) portraying
typical Polish anti-heroes imprisoned by reality, Through and Through criticized the
nihilism and depravity created by the sociopolitical system.
Saturday 4 April
at 3pm at Tate Modern
Jerzy Skolimowski
Identification Marks: None / Rysopis
1964, 78 min
This revolutionary film was immediately acclaimed by critics as heralding a ‘Polish New
Wave’. Made piece-meal budget during his years at the Łódź Film School, Skolimowski
used the film stock available to him for student exercises to complete his feature directorial
debut. The film features Skolimowski himself in the main role, as the immature and
purposeless Andrzej Leszczyc. Skolimowski exploited the system of the Polish film industry
to make his film, utilizing the amateurishness of student-filmmaking as a subversive tool.
The film might be percieved as a first independent production in socialist Poland.
Saturday 4 April
at 7pm at Tate Modern
On The Silver Globe / Na Srebrnym Globie
dir. Andrzej Żuławski
1976/1987, 155 min
One of the earliest cosmic odysseys, and science fiction superproductions the film begins and ends with off-screen commentary by Żuławski on the failure of the film’s 12-year-long production, left unfinished due to bureaucratic intervention. The film’s selfreferential commentary, amazing costumes, hysterical and ecstatic cinematography and
montage, and unforgettable performances, are all typical of Żuławski’s unique and
shamanic film language. Dir. Andrzej Żuławski introduces the screening
Sunday 5 April
at 12.00 at Tate Modern
The Illumination / Iluminacja
dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
1973, 87 min
A student of physics searches for solid scientific paradigms and, ultimately, metaphysical
explanations, eventually realizing that the state of mind suggested by the title will
prove elusive. Combining elements of fiction and documentary, this film-essay puts the
impossible ideal of philosophical illumination in confrontation with the clichés of everyday
life, utilizing a shocking and extraordinary form.
Sunday 5 April
at 3pm at Tate Modern
NEW WAVE SHORTS
The Hydro-Riddle / Hydrozagadka
dir. Andrzej Kondratiuk
1970, 70 min
A superhero comedy modelled on detective films and comic strip parodies, The Hydro-
Riddle begins during a Warsaw heat-wave, in which the city’s water supply has inexplicably
vanished. Scientists and a detective desperately try to solve the mystery.
With its gleeful deconstruction of film heroes and icons, its unapologetically inappropriate
quotations from Shakespeare, Goethe and others, and terrific camera-work, it’s hard
to believe The Hydro-Riddle was made in communist Poland.
Skiing Scenes With Franz Klammer / Sceny Narciarskie Z Franzem Klammerem
dir. Bogdan Dziworski, Gerald Kargl, Zbigniew Rybczyński
1980, 22 min.
One of the best examples of ‘creative documentary,’ the paradoxical genre examined
and expanded by artists from the Łódź Film School, the film presents a biographical-visual
impression of an Austrian skier-celebrity of the late-70’s.
Wanda Gościmińska. A Textile Worker / Wanda Gościmińska. Włókniarka
dir. Wojciech Wiszniewski
1975, 21 min
The film focuses on a symbol and product of communist propaganda of the 50’s – the famous labor leader Wanda Gościmińska from Łódź, deconstructing the false mechanisms, beliefs and rituals of the totalitarian era. This ‘creative documentary’ was shaped in unusual visual and cinematic structure: combination of set design by conceptual artist Ewa Partum and
cinematography by Zbigniew Rybczyński.
Project co-organized by: Filmoteka Narodowa in Warsaw, Center for Contemporary Art (CSW) in Warsaw, Polish Film Institute
Wednesday 8 April
Closing Gala
at 7pm at the Barbican
The Michael Nyman Band + Motion Trio
Films to write Music To
Nyman is one of Britain’s most celebrated composers and his recently discovered Polish oots have led him to seek inspiration from the visual history of Polish cinema. The Barbican and KINOTEKA are proud to present a very special evening of film and music, offering a unique collaboration between the Michael Nyman Band and the cutting-edge Polish accordion group, Motion Trio. The evening begins with Nyman revisiting some of his most celebrated scores for Peter Greenaway’s films including The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982), Drowning by Numbers (1988) and Prospero’s Books (1991) and includes the world premiere of a new version of MGV (Musique a` Grande Vitesse) performed with Motion Trio. The phenomenal technique, imagination and avant-garde approach of the Motion Trio adds a totally new aural dimension to these classic Nyman scores.
The climax to the evening is the World Premiere of Nyman’s latest musical work, a personal celebration of classic Polish cinema. Nyman has composed his new work to a montage of extracts from the Polish films which have inspired him, featuring many remarkable and visually stunning images from great Polish filmmakers such as Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Żuławski, Krzysztof Kieślowski and Andrzej Munk.
Venues:
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
Hammersmith
London W6 9RL
020 8237 1111
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS
020 7638 4141
www.barbican.org.uk
Prince Charles Cinema
7 Leicester Place
London WC2H 7BY
0870 811 2559
www.princecharlescinema.com
Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk/modern
Cargo club
83 Rivington Street
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3AY
020 7739 3440
www.cargo-london.com
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
South Bank
Waterloo
London SE1 8XT
Box Office: 020 7928 3232
www.bfi.o
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