As stated in the description of the new book ‘Polish Cinema Now!’, published to coincide with the 9th annual edition of the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, Polish cinema of the past twenty years, made without state control of production after the fall of communism, is paradoxically much less well known than their cinema of the earlier post war era. This year’s Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, which runs between 24 March and 23 April at various London venues as well as venues in Belfast, Edinburgh, Exeter and Glasgow, seeks to rectify this lack of exposure by presenting an eclectic selection of the best of contemporary Polish cinema, while also showcasing obscure cult and archival films from the past.
The festival kicks off on the 24th with Jerzy Skolimowski’s excellent Essential Killing, the writer/director’s second feature in three years after a 17 year absence from cinemas. Along with Andrzej Wajda and Roman Polanski,...
The festival kicks off on the 24th with Jerzy Skolimowski’s excellent Essential Killing, the writer/director’s second feature in three years after a 17 year absence from cinemas. Along with Andrzej Wajda and Roman Polanski,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Ian Gilchrist
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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