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English version
On September 12th at 5:00 PM we would like to invite You to kino Kinematograf (cinema owned by Film Museum in Lodz) to the screening of the film „Konopielka” from 1981, by Witold Leszczyński with English subtitles and a video lecture.
Event is part of the project entitled Krótka historia polskiego kina (‘A Short Story of Polish Cinema”, organized by Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych, which consists of 10 meetings, each of them devoted to different classic of Polish cinema.
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree – a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.
Witold Leszczyński, the director, gained recognition with his outstanding feature debut “The Life of Mateusz” (1967) and surprised audiences with his nouvelle vague film “Personal Revision” (1972), created in collaboration with cinematographer Andrzej Kostenko. “Konopielka” is an adaptation of the novel by Edward Redliński (1973), a writer associated with the rural literature movement and co-screenwriter of the film. The writer collaborated with Polish cinema on screenplays for films such as “150 on the Hour” (1971), “Promotion” (1974), “Happy New York” (1997), and “Requiem” (2001). Leszczyński’s film won Silver Lion at Gdańsk (1983), the main critics’ award at the Haugesund Festival, as well as the Golden Stick and Audience Award at the International Comedy Film Festival in Vevey, Switzerland (1983).
The screening will feature English subtitles, preceded by a lecture.
15 zł: Buy a ticket
‘Krótka historia polskiego kina’ is organized by Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych
Curator: Tomasz Kolankiewicz
Partners: WFDiF, 35mm, DI Factory
Project is co-financed by Polish Film Institute.