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20 November 2018

Adam 2

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A feature cel and collage animation by Jan Lenica is a variation on the theme of an outsider – the protagonist of his early works; ”old Adam with new problems”…

15 November 2018

This Magnificent Cake!

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A film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a…

11 November 2018

Biggest dream

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Classic documentary from the time before the Prague Spring. In one interview, Jan Špáta, a cinematographer, said about his film debut: ”Questions asked in the documentary not only force the…

11 November 2018

Miloš Forman: What doesn’t kill you…

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In his documentary, Miloš Forman: What Doesn’t Kill You... (Miloš Forman: Co te nezabije…), Miloš Šmídmajer takes a closer look at 5 years of the director’s life, tries to decipher…

11 November 2018

Jacek and Placek

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The most renowned feature animated film by the recently deceased Leszek Gałysz, author of well-known and highly valued animated series for children. The twin brothers Jacek and Placek were born…

10 November 2018

The Wolf House

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A feature film where the various elements of beauty, fear, disorder and the narrative itself are born from the same precarious elements that are in permanent states of change. It…

Jeszcze dzień życia

08 November 2018

Another Day of Life

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This is a gripping story of a three-month-long trip that renowned reporter Ryszard Kapuściński took across Angola ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope…

Jak pies z kotem

08 November 2018

A Cat with a Dog

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The latest film by Janusz Kondratiuk, the author of the unforgettable Dziewczyny do wzięcia (“Marriageable Girls”), is a bittersweet portrait of family relations, inspired by true events. Filled with ironic…

Łajka

31 October 2018

Laika

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This is an animated science fiction comedy film. It is inspired by Soviet space dog Laika. Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big…

Love Express. Przypadek Waleriana Borowczyka

28 October 2018

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

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A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labelled as a maker of erotic movies. Love Express. The…

Kapitan Morten i Królowa Pająków

28 October 2018

Captain Morten & The Spider Queen

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Morten Viks is a 10-year-old boy who longs to become a sea captain like his father. Dreaming of a distant sea journey, he builds a toy sailboat. One day, he…

Seder-Masochizm

28 October 2018

Seder-Masochism

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Loosely following a traditional Passover Seder, events from the Book of Exodus are retold by Moses, Aharon, the Angel of Death, Jesus, and the director’s own father. But there’s another…

19 October 2018

A Heart of Love

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The second feature film directed by Łukasz Ronduda, curator of Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art, depicts a tumultuous relationship between two eccentric artists from Poznań: Wojciech Bąkowski and Zuzanna Bartoszek.…

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18 October 2018

Yellow Submarine

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The most popular animated music film in the history of motion picture turns 50. Come aboard the “Yellow Submarine”! Marvel at the pop art visuals, become immersed in the narrative…

Owady

18 October 2018

Insects

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Jan Švankmajer’s “Insects” (“Hmyz”, 2018) is the latest feature film by one of the most widely known, acclaimed and inspiring animators in the world, produced after almost eight years of…