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Polish Film Festival
October 3 @ 7:00 pm - October 5 @ 9:00 pm
Presented by the Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius University
Location: Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle (612 Fillmore Ave., Buffalo, NY)
Suggested Donation: $10 Adults, $5 Student & Seniors
Thursday, October 3, 7 p.m.
The Secret of Little Rose (Różyczka 2) – FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
A career politician Joanna Warczewska’s life is turned upside down following a terrorist attack which kills her husband. When a blackmail attempt increases her anxiety she decides to investigate her family history. A political and psychological thriller the drama follows her journey, raising questions about her personal identity as well as that of those around her.
Friday, October 4, 7 p.m.
Doppelgänger The Double
Doppelgänger (Sobowtór) is a 2023 Polish drama film. The film centers on the lives of two men living on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. Jan Bitner is a Pole from Gdańsk who participates in the fight for a free Poland, while Hans Steiner lives a quiet life in Strasbourg. Although they lead seemingly different lives, there is one detail that links them.
Saturday, October 5, 4 p.m.
Feast of Fire (Święto ognia)
The sisters struggle with their bodies. One, driven by ambition, seeks the limits of her possibilities, for the other, the body is a prison. One believes that ballet will save her from her memories. The other watches the world from the balcony with such attention that she sees and hears more. Their father runs away to the only place where he feels like he is truly alive. Each of them tames the past and tames the present. The film is an adaptation of the novel by Jakub Malecki.
Saturday, October 5, 7 p.m.
The Peasants Chłopi
The Polish Arts Club is pleased to offer the film The Peasants (Chlopi) The film is an adaptation of Wladyslaw Remonts’s Nobel Prize winning novel of the same name. The film, like Reymont’s novel, is divided into four parts corresponding to each of the four seasons. It takes place at the turn of the twentieth century over the course of one year in the village of Lipce. Attendees will be treated to one of the most unique films ever produced. The film uses a painted animation technique which took over five years to produce. Initially the film was shot with live actors, and then more than a hundred painters in four studios in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Serbia painted oil paintings based on the shots, which became frames in the film. Animators then worked to supplement the paintings to make the whole film seamless. The artists spent over 200,000 hours in total working on the project. The film features art works from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on Young Poland artists. It includes interpretations of works by artists such as Józef Chełmoński, Ferdynand Ruszczyc and Leon Wyczółkowski. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Mirosław Baka, Sonia Mietielica, Ewa Kasprzyk, Cezary Łukaszewicz, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Dorota Stalińska, Andrzej Konopka, Marcin Rusin and Maciej Musiał. It was directed and written by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman. The Peasants had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before being theatrically released in Poland on 13 October 2023.