 Polish Cinema Classics at NFC cinema
by Anuradha Kodagoda
The Polish Institute, New Delhi in partnership with Agenda 14 will
present the Polish Cinema Classics at National Film Corporation cinema
from October 25 to 27.
The Polish Cinema Classics Weekend has selected four world recognised
Polish classics to be screened. They are Innocent Sorcerers by Andrzey
Wajda, Good bye, See You Tomorrow by Janusz Morgenstern, Night Train by
Jerzy Kawalerowicz and Eroica by Andrzej Munk.
Apart from the the Polish Cinema Classics Weekend a panel discussion
has been organised by Agenda 14 and under the topic Polish Cinema
Classics and Restoration with veteran filmmaker Dharmasena Pathiraja,
Dharmasiri Bandaranayake and internationally acclaimed filmmaker
Vimukthi Jayasundara. The session will be moderated by Anomaa
Rajakaruna, the founder of Agenda 14.
Innocent Sorcerers
Innocent Sorcerers is a story of young people of the jazz age,
rebellious and alienated from society. It was considered a unique film,
full of new wave frivolity and charm. It was filmed at the same time as
Jean-Luc Godard’s À bout de souffle/ Breathless. What Godard and Wajda’s
films have in common is the relations between the main characters and
their fear of love. What distinguished them is the way the stories are
told and the way they finish.
Eroica
 A remastered, high-definition version of the legendary Polish
director’s most celebrated work, Eroica presents two tales of
anti-heroic protagonists who could not escape from the influence of the
dominating spirit of heroism during the World War II.
Night Train
Night Train (1959) is a blend of a psychological study and a
thriller. It tells of a woman (Winnicka again) suffering an inner
crisis. She buys a ticket from a stranger for a crowded holiday train,
and finds
herself in a sleeper with an unhappy doctor. The police board the
train in search of a killer.
Program:
Innocent Sorcerers
October 25 at 6.30 p.m.
Goodbye, see you tomorrow
October 26 at 3.30 p.m.
 Night Train
October 26 at 6.30 p.m.
Panel discussion on Polish Cinema Classics Restoration with
Dharmasena Pathiraja, Dharmasiri Bandaranayakeand Vimukthi Jayasundara
Moderator Anoma Rajakaruna
October 27 at 3.30 p.m.
Eroica
October 27 at 6.30 p.m. |
