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2008 POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN AMERICA SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
AMC RIVER EAST 21
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE


7:00 pm
CLOSED V.I.P. SCREENING

THE CHICK
(LASKA)
dir. Michał Socha
(2008, 5')
SCRATCH
(RYSA)
dir. Michał Rosa
(2008, 89')
Actres Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak and producer Henryk Romanowski in person!




8:00 pm.
OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT

TEACHING INFINITY
(LEKCJA NIESKONCZONOŚCI)
dir. Jakub Jabłoński, Bartłomiej Kik
(2008, 15')
A WARM HEART
(SERCE NA DŁONI)
dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
(2008, 95')
Producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus in person!


 

 





 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008
COPERNICUS CENTER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE
 


3:00 pm.
TWIST OF FATE
(KOROWÓD)
dir. Jerzy Stuhr
(2007, 112')
Director/Actor Jerzy Stuhr in person!

5:30 pm.
ALL WILL BE WELL
(WSZYSTKO BĘDZIE DOBRZE)
dir. Tomasz Wiszniewski
(2007, 98')

7:30 pm.
European Nights:
CHILDREN OF GLORY
(1956. DZIECI CHWAŁY)
dir. Krisztina Goda
(2007, 123', Hungary)




1:00 pm.
LITTLE KING MACIUS
(KRÓL MACIUŚ I)
dir. Sandor Jesse, Lutz Stutzner
(2008, 83')

3:00 pm.
PO-LIN
(PO-LIN)
dir. Jolanta Dylewska
(2008, 87')

5:00 pm.
European Nights:
1612
(ROK 1612)
dir. Władimir Chotinienko
(2007, 135', Russia)

7:30 pm.
KATYN
(KATYŃ)
dir. Andrzej Wajda
(2007, 117')






 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE



7:00 pm
THREE BUDDIES
(TRZECH KUMPLI)
dir. Ewa Stankiewicz, Anna Ferens
(2008, 106')
Directors Ewa Stankiewicz and Anna Ferens in person!



7:00 pm
MIDNIGHT TALKS
(ROZMOWY NOCĄ)
dir. Maciej Żak
(2008, 91')

9:00 pm
BENEK
(BENEK)
dir. Robert Gliński
(2007, 95')



 

 




 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER


7:00 pm
TVP POLONIA EVENING

HENRYK WARS. A SONGSTER OF WARSAW
(HENRYK WARS. PIEŚNIARZ WARSZAWY)
dir. Wiesław Dąbrowski
(2007, 53' )
PIOTR ADAMCZYK, AN ACTOR WHO...
(PIOTR ADAMCZYK, AKTOR, KTÓRY...)
dir. Wiesław Dąbrowski
(2006, 52')
Director Wiesław Dąbrowski in person!






7:00 pm
THE RELIABLE SYSTEM
(NIEZAWODNY SYSTEM)
dir. Izabela Szylko
(2008, 78')

8:45 pm
THREE BUDDIES
(TRZECH KUMPLI)

dir. Ewa Stankiewicz, Anna Ferens
(2008, 106')
Directors Ewa Stankiewicz and Anna Ferens in person!





7:30 pm.

LEJDIS
(LEJDIS)
dir. Tomasz Konecki
(2008, 139')

 




 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER


7:00 pm
TVP POLONIA EVENING

A GENERAL'S HONOR
(HONOR GENERAŁA)
dir. Joanna Pieciukiewicz
(2007, 53')
Director Joanna Pieciukiewicz in person!
ABOUT MY FATHER
(O MOIM OJCU)
dir. Bożena Garus-Hockuba
(2007, 49')

Director Bożena Garus-Hockuba in person!






7:00 pm
IT'S A FREE WORLD

(POLAK POTRZEBNY OD ZARAZ)
dir. Ken Loach
(2007, 96')

9:00 pm
ONE MORE TIME
(JESZCZE RAZ)
dir. Mariusz Malec
(2008, 91')





7:30 pm.
MIDNIGHT TALKS
(ROZMOWY NOCĄ)
dir. Maciej Żak
(2008, 91')

 




 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER


7:00 pm
TVP POLONIA EVENING
CHUTOR KONNE
(CHUTOR KONNE)
dir. Michał Nekanda-Trepka
(2007, 25')
13 YEARS, 13 MINUTES
(13 LAT, 13 MINUT)
dir. Marek Maldis
(2007, 49')


9:00 pm.
PARADISE
(PARADAJZ)
dir. Jerzy Śladkowski
(2007, 58')
BURNED OUT
(WYPALONY)
dir. Anna Więckowska
(2007, 28')




7:00 pm
ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
(POSZUKIWANY ROMAN POLAŃSKI)
dir. Marina Zenovich
(2008, 99')

9:00 pm.
European Nights:
MONGOL
(DŻYNGIS-CHAN)
dir. Sergei Bodrov
(2007, 120', Russia)


 

7:30 pm.
ONE MORE TIME
(JESZCZE RAZ)
dir. Mariusz Malec
(2008, 91')




 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
COPERNICUS CENTER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER


7:00 pm.
MY FATHER THE LUO
(MOJ OJCIEC LUO)
dir. Tomasz Magierski
(2008, 39')
TWO HOMELANDS
(DWIE OJCZYZNY)
dir. Krzysztof Piotrowski
(2007, 48')
Director Krzysztof Piotrowski in person!

9:00 pm.
THE LAST DANCE
(OSTATNI TANIEC)
dir. Aleksandra Hodowany
(2008, 6.30")
Director Aleksandra Hodowany in person!
EXPECTING LOVE
(MAŁA WIELKA MIŁOŚĆ)
dir. Łukasz Karwowski
(2008, 109')




7:00 pm.
SURPRISE SCREENING!


 

9:00 pm.
0_1_0
(0_1_0)
dir. Piotr Łazarkiewicz
(2008, 86')
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz and Composer Antoni Łazarkiewicz in person!




7:00 pm.
PO-LIN
(PO-LIN)
dir. Jolanta Dylewska
(2008, 87')



9:00 pm.

European Nights:
CHILDREN OF GLORY
(1956. DZIECI CHWAŁY)
dir. Krisztina Goda
(2007, 123', Hungary)




7:30 pm.

FUR
(FUTRO)
dir. Tomasz Drozdowicz
(2007, 95')

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
COPERNICUS CENTER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


5:00 pm.
THE CLINIC
(KLINIKA)
dir. Tomasz Wolski
(2006, 30')
FREEDOM FACTORY
(FABRYKA WOLNOŚĆ)
dir. Maciej Walczak
(2007, 50')

7:00 pm.
THE REFLECTING POOL
(PRYZMAT ZBRODNI)
dir. Jarek Kupść
(2008, 107')
Director/Actor Jarosław Kupść in person!

9:30 pm.
Night Maraton:
THE SECRET OF CODE FORTRESS I
(TAJEMNICA TWIERDZY SZYFRÓW I)
dir. Adek Drabiński
(2007, 266')




2:00 pm.

SPECIAL SCREENING!
free admission!

6:00 pm.
SURPRISE SCREENING!

8:15 pm.
FUR
(FUTRO)
dir. Tomasz Drozdowicz
(2007, 95')



5:00 pm.
ONE MORE TIME
(JESZCZE RAZ)
dir. Mariusz Malec
(2008, 91')

7:00 pm.
LOUISE'S GARDEN
(OGRÓD LUIZY)
dir. Maciej Wojtyszko
(2007, 95')

9:00 pm.
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
(ALEJA GÓWNIARZY)
dir. Piotr Szczepański
(2007, 104')
Director Piotr Szczepański and Producer Anna Pachnicka in person!



 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2008
COPERNICUS CENTER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


1:00 pm.
Film Music of Henryk Wars
KRYSTYNA'S LIE+
(KŁAMSTWO KRYSTYNY)
dir. Henryk Szaro
(1939, 93')

3:00 pm.
Film Music of Henryk Wars
FORGOTTEN MELODY+
(ZAPOMNIANA MELODIA)
dir. Jan Fethke
(1938, 82')

5:00 pm.
THE SENTENCE
(OSKARŻENIE)
dir. Grzegorz Braun
(2007, 26')
CHILDREN IN EXILE
(DZIECI NA ZESŁANIU)
dir. Chris Swider
(2007, 60')
Director Chris Swider in person!

7:30 pm.
homo.pl

(homo.pl)
dir. Robert Gliński
(2007, 74')

9:00 pm.
I MAGICK
(MagJa)
dir. Kinga Kowalczyk
(2008, 9')
Director Kinga Kowalczyk in person!
LUXURY
(LUKSUS)
dir. Jarosław Sztandera
(2008, 39')
BEYOND THE HORIZON
(ZA HORYZONT)
dir. Jakub Czekaj
(2007, 31')



12:00 pm.
LITTLE KING MACIUS
(KRÓL MACIUŚ I)
dir. Sandor Jesse, Lutz Stutzner
(2008, 83')

1:30 pm.
STRAWBERRY WINE
(WINO TRUSKAWKOWE)
dir. Dariusz Jabłoński
(2007, 109')

3:30 pm.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK DARLING +
(TO NIE TAK JAK MYŚLISZ KOTKU)
dir. Sławomir Kryński
(2008, 100')
Director Sławomir Kryński in person!

5:30 pm.
THE OFFSIDERS
(BOISKO BEZDOMNYCH)
dir. Kasia Adamik
(2008, 126')
Director Kasia Adamik in person!

8:00 pm.
LOUISE'S GARDEN
(OGRÓD LUIZY)
dir. Maciej Wojtyszko
(2007, 95')



1:00 pm.
THE RELIABLE SYSTEM
(NIEZAWODNY SYSTEM)
dir. Izabela Szylko
(2008, 78')

2:30 pm.
A WARM HEART
(SERCE NA DŁONI)
dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
(2008, 95')

4:30 pm.
FUR
(FUTRO)
dir. Tomasz Drozdowicz
(2007, 95')

6:30 pm.
BENEK
(BENEK)
dir. Robert Gliński
(2007, 95')

8:30 pm.
THE REFLECTING POOL
(PRYZMAT ZBRODNI)
dir. Jarek Kupść
(2008, 107')
Director/Actor Jarosław Kupść in person!



 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


7:00 pm
A Retrospective of Jerzy Kawalerowicz
NIGHT TRAIN
(POCIĄG)
dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
(1959, 93')


9:00 pm.
ALL WILL BE WELL
(WSZYSTKO BĘDZIE DOBRZE)
dir. Tomasz Wiszniewski
(2007, 98')





7:00 pm
STRAWBERRY WINE
(WINO TRUSKAWKOWE)
dir. Dariusz Jabłoński
(2007, 109')


9:00 pm.
0_1_0
(0_1_0)
dir. Piotr Łazarkiewicz
(2008, 86')
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz and Composer Antoni Łazarkiewicz in person!




 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


7:00 pm.
A Retrospective of Jerzy Kawalerowicz
MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS
(MATKA JOANNA OD ANIOŁÓW)
dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
(1961, 103')


9:00 pm.
THE LAST DANCE
(OSTATNI TANIEC)
dir. Aleksandra Hodowany
(2008, 6.30")
Director Aleksandra Hodowany in person!
EXPECTING LOVE
(MAŁA WIELKA MIŁOŚĆ)
dir. Łukasz Karwowski
(2008, 109')





7:30 pm.
European Nights:

MONGOL
(DŻYNGIS-CHAN)
dir. Sergei Bodrov
(2007, 120', Russia)









7:00 pm

TWIST OF FATE
(KOROWÓD)
dir. Jerzy Stuhr
(2007, 112')


9:00 pm.
THE OFFSIDERS
(BOISKO BEZDOMNYCH)
dir. Kasia Adamik
(2008, 126')
Director Kasia Adamik in person!



 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


6:30 pm.
A Retrospective of Jerzy Kawalerowicz
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT
(ŚMIERĆ PREZYDENTA)
dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
(1978, 137')

9:00 pm.
I LOVE POLAND
(KOCHAM POLSKĘ)
dir. Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz,
Joanna Slawinska
(2007, 55')
MUSIC PARTISANS
(MUZYCZNA PARTYZANTKA)
dir. Mirosław Dembiński
(2007, 52')






7:30 pm.
European Nights:
CHILDREN OF GLORY
(1956. DZIECI CHWAŁY)
dir. Krisztina Goda
(2007, 123', Hungary)











7:00 pm
TRICKS
(SZTUCZKI)
dir. Andrzej Jakimowski
(2007, 95')


8:45 pm.
European Nights:
1612
(ROK 1612)
dir. Władimir Chotinienko
(2007, 135', Russia)





 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


7:00 pm.
A Retrospective of Jerzy Kawalerowicz
THE HOSTAGE OF EUROPE+
(JENIEC EUROPY)
dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
(1989, 116')


9:00 pm.

PARADE OF VICTORS
(DEFILADA ZWYCIĘZCÓW)
dir. Grzegorz Braun, Robert Kaczmarek
(2007, 49')
12 TONS
(12 TON)
dir. Michał Rogalski
(2008, 54')




7:30 pm.
KATYN
(KATYŃ)
dir. Andrzej Wajda
(2007, 117')





7:00 pm
IT'S A FREE WORLD
(POLAK POTRZEBNY OD ZARAZ)
dir. Ken Loach
(2007, 96')


8:45 pm.
LEJDIS
(LEJDIS)
dir. Tomasz Konecki
(2008, 139')
Director Tomasz Konecki, Screenwriter Andrzej Saramonowicz and Producer Iwona Ogonowska-Konecka in person!





 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
SKOKIE THEATRE



6:00 pm
A Retrospective of Jerzy Kawalerowicz
PHARAOH +
(FARAON)
dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
(1966, 175')

9:00 pm.
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
(JAK W NIEBIE)
dir. Filip Marczewski
(2008, 25')
BLUE SCENARIO
(NIEBIESKI SCENARIUSZ)
dir. . Alina Mrowińska
(2007, 50')




6:30 pm
KATYN
(KATYŃ)
dir. Andrzej Wajda
(2007, 117')

8:30 pm.
Jewish Subjects in Polish Film:
CHRONICLE OF WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING ACCORDING TO MAREK EDELMAN
(KRONIKA POWSTANIA W GETCIE WARSZAWSKIM WEDLUG MARKA EDELMANA)
dir. Jolanta Dylewska
(1993, 74')




 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
SKOKIE THEATRE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE


7:00 pm.
SURPRISE SCREENING!

8:45 pm.
Night Maraton:
THE SECRET OF CODE FORTRESS II
(TAJEMNICA TWIERDZY SZYFRÓW II)
dir. Adek Drabiński
(2007, 310')





6:30 pm.
Jewish Subjects in Polish Film:
DEATH OF ZYGIELBOJM
(ŚMIERĆ ZYGIELBOJMA)
dir. Dżamila Ankiewicz
(2001, 43')
THE PURIM MIRACLE
(CUD PURYMOWY)

dir. Izabela Cywińska
(2000, 57')

8:30 pm.
Jewish Subjects in Polish Film:
PO-LIN

(PO-LIN)
dir. Jolanta Dylewska
(2008, 87')



7:00 pm.
European Nights:
ALEXANDER, THE NEVA BATTLE
(ALEKSANDER, BITWA NEWSKA)
dir. Igor Kalenov
(2008, 104', Russia)
Director Igor Kalenov in person!




 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
SKOKIE THEATRE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
PICKWICK THEATRE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
FACETS CINEMATHEQUE


1:00 pm
Film Music of Henryk Wars
MISS MINISTER IS DANCING+
(PANI MINISTER TAŃCZY)
dir. Juliusz Gardan
(1937, 82')

3:00 pm
Film Music of Henryk Wars
THE APARTMENT ABOVE+
(PIĘTRO WYŻEJ)
dir. Leon Trystan
(1937, 84')

5:00 pm.
ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
(POSZUKIWANY ROMAN POLAŃSKI)
dir. Marina Zenovich
(2008, 99')


7:00 pm.
European Nights:
IRONY OF FATE. THE SEQUEL
(IRONIA LOSU. KONTYNUACJA)
dir. Timur Bekmambetow
(2007, 115', Russia)






3:00 pm
Jewish Subjects in Polish Film:
SENDLER'S LIST
(LISTA SENDLEROWEJ)
dir. Michal J. Dudziewicz
(2002, 45')
PHOTOGRAPHER
(FOTOAMATOR)
dir. Dariusz Jabłoński
(1998. 55')

5:00 pm.
Jewish Subjects in Polish Film:
AWAY FROM WINDOW
(DALEKO OD OKNA)
dir. Jan Jakub Kolski
(2000, 104 )

7:00 pm.
Jewish Subjects in Polish Film:
BORDER STREET
ULICA GRANICZNA
dir. Aleksander Ford
(1948, 110')

 




7:00 pm.
CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK DARLING +
(TO NIE TAK JAK MYŚLISZ KOTKU)
dir. Sławomir Kryński
(2008, 100')



7:00 pm.
European Nights:
ALEXANDER, THE NEVA BATTLE
(ALEKSANDER, BITWA NEWSKA)
dir. Igor Kalenov
(2008, 104', Russia)

Director Igor Kalenov in person!










 




ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008
GALLERY THEATRE
 


7:00 pm.
GOLDEN TEETH
BEST DOCUMENTARY
PO-LIN
(PO-LIN)
dir. Jolanta Dylewska
(2008, 87')

9:00 pm.
GOLDEN TEETH
BEST FEATURE
THE OFFSIDERS
(BOISKO BEZDOMNYCH)
dir. Kasia Adamik
(2008, 126')






 


















 




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