The Polish Legacy Project in coordination with the Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College is presenting the 4th Annual Polish Film Festival. The festival features the screenings of new Polish films: Kinematograf (Animation, 12—, 2009) and Mała Moskwa, Little Moscow (114—, 2008).
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St. North Tonawanda, (716) 692-2113
6:00 pm Kinematograf, Kinematograph (Animation, 12—, 2009). Dir. Tomek Bagiński
6:30 pm Mała Moskwa, Little Moscow (114—, 2008). Dir. Waldemar Krzystek. “Little Moscow” was the name given to Legnica where a garrison of the Soviet Red Army had been located since 1945. In the 1960s, every other inhabitant of Legnica was Russian. This is a true story about a forbidden love between a married Russian woman and a young officer of the Polish People’s Republic Army.
8:30 pm Meet the director, Waldemar Krzystek.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, (716) 883-7000
6:00 pm Generał Nil, General Nil (120—, 2009). Dir. Ryszard Bugajski. The action of the film takes place between 1947 and 1953, and reconstructs the last years of general August Emil Fieldorf’s life (pseudonym “Nil”), a legendary commander in chief of Armia Krajowa Kedyw, who was falsely accused and sentenced to death by the communist regime. The film shows his return from the prisoners-of-war camp in the USSR, arrest, interrogation, and finally the period shortly before the verdict and his execution.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Hamburg Palace, 31 Buffalo Street, Hamburg, (716) 649-2295
3:00 pm Children in Exile: Recollections of Children deported to he Soviet Gulag. (Documentary, 60′, 2007). Dir. Chris Swider
4:00 pm Rysa, Scratch (89—, 2008). Dir. Michał Rosa. Set in the contemporary university town of Kraków. Joanna and Jan are a middle-aged, loving married couple. One day Joanna receives a note from some obliging soul informing her about an alleged wicked deed committed by her husband in the past. The allegations gradually cast a shadow over their relationship.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, (716) 883-7000
2:00 pm Ile waży koń trojański? How Much Does The Trojan Horse Weigh? (122—, 2008). Dir. Juliusz Machulski. It’s the dawn of the new millennium and successful businesswoman Zosia is celebrating her fortieth birthday with her dream partner, scriptwriter Kuba, and Florka, her daughter from her first marriage. She is quite unaware that her fond wish to be fifteen years younger is about to come true…
All films will feature English subtitles
General Admission $5
