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Twin Cities Polish FilmFest
Minnesota Film Arts and the Twin Cities Polish Festival have joined forces to present the Twin Cities Polish FilmFest, August 13th -19th. It will run concurrently with the Twin Cities Polish Festival August 14th & 15th, 2010 as part of the Festival’s celebration of Polish culture and heritage.
The FilmFest is a unique opportunity for the community to see award-winning Polish language films (with subtitles) from a variety of genres: contemporary feature films, dramas, comedies, anime, children’s films and documentaries.
FilmFest screenings include:
* The Reverse (Rewers) – Hot off a recent Best New Director Win in Seattle, Borys Lankosz delivers a playful dark comedy, set in 1950’s Warsaw, about a young woman urged into love by her looming mother.
Director: Borys Lankosz | Poland | 2009 | 99min | in Polish w/ English Subtitles
TRAILER (in Polish)
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Fri Aug 13, 7pm, Sat Aug 14, 9:30pm, Wed Aug 18, 9pm
* The Offsiders (Boisko Bezdomnych) – On the heels of World Cup soccer mania comes a quirky drama following the unlikely journey of a group of down-and-outers vying for a spot in the Homeless World Cup.
Director: Kasia Adamik | Poland | 2008 | 120min | in Polish w/ English Subtitles
TRAILER (in Polish)
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Sat Aug 14, 7pm, Mon Aug 16, 7pm, Thu Aug 19, 9:15pm
* Operation Danube (Operacja Dunaj) - Popular Czech director/actor Jiri Menzel ("Closely Watched Trains") does a comic
turn in the story of the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, humorously retold in this Polish/Czech co-production. A proud yet bumbling tank squadron somehow manages to lose their way and crash into a Czech pub, which proceeds to unravel a nearly slapstick spectacle between the locals and lost soldiers.
Director: Jacek Glomb | Poland/Czech Republic | 2009 | 104min | in Polish & Czech w/ English Subtitles
TRAILER (in Polish)
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Fri Aug 13, 9:15pm, Sun Aug 15, 5pm, Thu Aug 19, 7pm
* Revisited (Rewizyta) – Master filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi directs a pastiche of sorts that connects four of his earlier films (FAMILY LIKE-1971, CAMOUFLAGE-1976, THE CONSTANT FACTOR-1980, WITH A WARM HEART-2008) in a “where are they now?” take on previous Zanussi characters. The prolific Zanussi, familiar to the old U Film Society ranks and film
festival audiences here, was a three-time visitor to the Twin Cities in recent decades . His followers will recognize some of his favorite actors in this nostalgic look at
three of his prize-winning films as he discusses their work and what happens to actors after their films are finished: Maja Komorowska and
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz from "Family Life" ( they also appear in Kieslowski's "Decalogue"), Daniel Olybrychski( with more than 130 features to his half century as one of Poland's top stars--most recently as the spy Orlov in "Salt" with Angela Jolie); Jan Nowicki.
The Zanussi films "Constant Factor" and "Camouflage" are also explored in this unique examination of his own works.
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland | 2009 | 90min | in Polish w/ English Subtitles
Video Interview with Director Krzysztof Zanussi
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Sun Aug 15, 3pm, Tue Aug 17, 7pm, Wed Aug 18, 5pm
* The Man Who Would be Polka King – A documentary that takes an irreverent look at the rise and fall of Grammy-nominated polka music superstar Jan Lewan, whose defection from Poland to Pennsylvania led to fame, fortune and an international Polka Empire.
Directors: John Mikulak & Joshua von Brown | USA | 2009 | 78min | in English
TRAILER
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Sat Aug 14, 3pm, Sun Aug 15, 7:15pm, Tue Aug 17, 9pm
* 10 Years to Nashville (10 lat do Nashville) – A comedic and inspiring documentary portrait of two friends who work in a Polish railway station and dream of traveling to America; one wants to see the Statue of Liberty, the other wishes to perform as a country music star.
Director: Katarzyna Trzaska | Poland/USA | 2009 | 38min | in Polish w/ English Subtitles; plays w/ Rabbit à la Berlin
TRAILER
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Sat Aug 14, 5pm, Mon Aug 16, 9:15pm, Wed Aug 18, 7pm
* Rabbit à la Berlin – In this 2010 Oscar Nominated short doc, Polish director Bartek Konopka crafts a highly unique history lesson from the point of view of thousands of wild rabbits living in the Death Zone of the Berlin Wall for 28 years. As playful as it is insightful, the film serves as an allegory for Eastern-Euro Socialism.
Director: Bartek Konopka | Poland/Germany | 2009 | 40min | in German w/ English Subtitles; plays w/ 10 Years to Nashville
TRAILER
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Sat Aug 14, 5pm, Mon Aug 16, 9:15pm, Wed Aug 18, 7pm
* OLDIES BUT GOODIES: 60 Years of Polish Animation from Ale Kino – Funny, visually unique, illustrated with music by the great Polish composers! A wonderful collection of short Polish animation for the whole family; coming from the International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino.
Poland | 1958-65 | 73min | no dialog
CLICK ON SHOW TIMES FOR TICKETS: Sat Aug 14, 1pm, Sun Aug 15, 1pm, Thu Aug 19, 5pm
All films are presented in their native language with English subtitles.
Ticket Prices:
Matinees before 5:00pm $5.50
General Admission: $8.50
Student/Senior: $6.00
MFA Members: $5.00
Twin Cities Polish Festival is a non-profit organization created to bring a world-class celebration
of Polish culture to the Twin Cities. It also helps promote various community-service and Polish-American organizations.
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