6:00 p.m.- SHIELDS AGAINST EVIL: Recent Paintings by ARTUR POPEK.
Professor Popek chairs the Department of Art at the M. Curie-Skłodowska in Lublin. He designs prints and makes illustrations for books and magazines, including Nowy Dziennik in New York. Professor Popek will be present at the Opening Reception at 5:30 on Friday, the 15th.
7:30 p.m. - POKŁOSIE (Aftermath,120’, 2012). Directed by Władysław Pasikowski. Franciszek Kalina returns to Poland after years of living abroad, alarmed that his younger brother is at odds with the residents of their village. The estranged brothers try to find out the truth. The secret, once revealed, will leave a tragic mark on the life of the two brothers and their neighbors. A film inspired by real events.
****
Friday, November 15, 2013
5:30 p.m. - SHIELDS AGAINST EVIL: Recent Paintings by Artur Popek, Opening Reception (The Montante Cultural Center, Reception Room)
7:30 p.m. - PAN TADEUSZ (124', 1928). Directed by Ryszard Ordynski.
Silent movie based on an epic poem written by Adam Mickiewicz. The film has been reconstructed from its original 3-hour version. Live music by Marcin Pukaluk. The program is made in collaboration with the National Cinematheque in Warsaw.
****
Saturday, November 16, 2013
7:30 p.m. - UKŁAD ZAMKNIĘTY (Close Circuit, 100', 2013). Directed by Ryszard Bugajski. Q&A Session with the Director and Actress, Maria Mamona.
Polish with English subtitles. A thriller, loosely based on real-life experiences of three, much too successful businessmen who draw the ire of local officials and face a Kafkaesque nightmare of imprisonment.
****
Sunday, November 17, 2013
3:00 p.m. - RÓŻA (Rose, 98', 2011). Directed by Wojciech Smarzowski
Polish with English subtitles. A story of the tragic fates suffered by the inhabitants of the Mazurian region in the years following WWII, Variety terms it “almost unbearably brutal, yet hauntingly romantic.”
****
Cost $10, seniors/students $5 (Art Exhibit-Free). Tickets available at the door.
All the films, except for PAN TADEUSZ, have English subtitles.
Sponsored by The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College:www.canisius.edu/
For more info contact the Office of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at 888 2835, or e-mail Margaret Stefanski at stefansm@canisius.edu, Mary Lou Wyrobek wyrobem@canisius.edu
Professor Popek chairs the Department of Art at the M. Curie-Skłodowska in Lublin. He designs prints and makes illustrations for books and magazines, including Nowy Dziennik in New York. Professor Popek will be present at the Opening Reception at 5:30 on Friday, the 15th.
7:30 p.m. - POKŁOSIE (Aftermath,120’, 2012). Directed by Władysław Pasikowski. Franciszek Kalina returns to Poland after years of living abroad, alarmed that his younger brother is at odds with the residents of their village. The estranged brothers try to find out the truth. The secret, once revealed, will leave a tragic mark on the life of the two brothers and their neighbors. A film inspired by real events.
****
Friday, November 15, 2013
5:30 p.m. - SHIELDS AGAINST EVIL: Recent Paintings by Artur Popek, Opening Reception (The Montante Cultural Center, Reception Room)
7:30 p.m. - PAN TADEUSZ (124', 1928). Directed by Ryszard Ordynski.
Silent movie based on an epic poem written by Adam Mickiewicz. The film has been reconstructed from its original 3-hour version. Live music by Marcin Pukaluk. The program is made in collaboration with the National Cinematheque in Warsaw.
****
Saturday, November 16, 2013
7:30 p.m. - UKŁAD ZAMKNIĘTY (Close Circuit, 100', 2013). Directed by Ryszard Bugajski. Q&A Session with the Director and Actress, Maria Mamona.
Polish with English subtitles. A thriller, loosely based on real-life experiences of three, much too successful businessmen who draw the ire of local officials and face a Kafkaesque nightmare of imprisonment.
****
Sunday, November 17, 2013
3:00 p.m. - RÓŻA (Rose, 98', 2011). Directed by Wojciech Smarzowski
Polish with English subtitles. A story of the tragic fates suffered by the inhabitants of the Mazurian region in the years following WWII, Variety terms it “almost unbearably brutal, yet hauntingly romantic.”
****
Cost $10, seniors/students $5 (Art Exhibit-Free). Tickets available at the door.
All the films, except for PAN TADEUSZ, have English subtitles.
Sponsored by The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College:www.canisius.edu/
For more info contact the Office of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at 888 2835, or e-mail Margaret Stefanski at stefansm@canisius.edu, Mary Lou Wyrobek wyrobem@canisius.edu
