Films in cycle
A Generation
(Pokolenie, Poland, 1955 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jerzy Lipman
Synopsis:
Wajda’s first feature film shows how a generation grew up under the Nazi occupation of Poland. Stach Mazur is a young man who works as an apprentice in a store. His co-worker explains him the basics of Marxism, and when he meets the lovely and determined leader of the youth resistance, Dorota, Stach falls in love and joins the resistance.
color, 87'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 05.06.2025 AT 19:00
Canal
(Kanal, Poland, 1957 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jerzy Lipman
Synopsis:
This is a symbolical representation of hell set in Poland during the Warsaw uprising in 1944, which was ruthlessly suppressed by the Germans. Lieutenant Zadra receives an order to hide his men in the town’s sewers. However, his desperate attempt to avoid the madness of war results in even greater tragedy and suffering. In a claustrophobic space, director Wajda interweaves a series of personal dramas with the agony of the whole town.
b/w, 91'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 12.06.2025 AT 19:00
Ashes and Diamonds
(Popiól i diament, Poland, 1958 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jerzy Wójcik
Synopsis:
On the last day of WW II, young member of the resistance, Maciek, gets the order to kill the communist leader Szczuka. Even though during the war they belonged to different ideological groups, they had a common cause: fight against the Germans. Therefore, Maciek experiences a moral dilemma: should he carry out the order or not? In this film with attractive visuals, cinematography and editing, the director exhibits his tendency to symbolism.
b/w, 103'
PROJECTION:
Friday 13.06.2025 AT 19:00
Innocent Sorcerers
(Niewinni czarodzieje, Poland, 1960 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Krzysztof Winiewicz
Synopsis:
Bazily je liječnik koji noću nastupa u klubu sa jazz sastavom u kojem je bubnjar. Istovremeno je i ljubimac žena, imao je mnogo afera, a neke od bivših partnerica i sada ne mogu bez njega. Jedne noći upozna mladu djevojku Pelagiju na koju je oko bacio njegov prijatelj Edmund, no ona želi noć provesti s Bazilyjem. Prvo šetaju ulicama Varšave, a kad njoj ode zadnji vlak, koji je zapravo namjerno propustila, on je pozove u svoj stan. Tamo razgovaraju i igraju se imaginarnim ide...
b/w, 83'
PROJECTION:
Friday 13.06.2025 AT 21:00
The Promised Land
(Ziemia obiecana, Poland, 1975 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Waclaw Dybowski, Edward Klosinski, Witold Sobocinski
Synopsis:
In Poland at the end of the 19th century there is a cruel fight between three friends of different backgrounds. Karol Borowiecki is a Polish nobleman working as an engineer in a textile factory. He dreams of opening his own factory with the help of his friends: A German, Max Baum, who inherited an old factory and a Jew, Moritz Welt, who is an independent entrepreneur. In order to achieve their dreams they have to gather some money and solve their love quarrels.
color, 170'
PROJECTION:
Friday 20.06.2025 AT 19:00
Man of Marble
(Czlowiek z marmuru, Poland, 1977 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Edward Klosinski
Synopsis:
Agnieszka is a young student of film directing who is currently researching a documentary about the mason Birkut for her thesis. He was a working class hero of the 1950’s who disappeared without a trace. During her research and discussions withhis friends, wife and director of the documentary, she slowly finds out the reality about the hero’s true life and his public image that certain people created. After the myth and propaganda make room for the unpleasant truth, Agnieszka has a c...
b/w and color, 165'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 21.06.2025 AT 19:00
The Maids of Wilko
(Panny z Wilka, Poland, 1979 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Edward Klosinski
Synopsis:
Wiktor Ruben, sredovječni upravitelj tvornice u razdoblju između dva svjetska rata, onesvijesti se na sprovodu prijatelja. Mentalno i fizički iscrpljen, odluči se vratiti na porodični posjed svojih tetke i tetka u provinciji, gdje nije bio od adolescentskih vremena. Povratak znači i ponovni susret s obližnjom obitelji koju čine pet sestara kojima je nekad bio učitelj. Šesta sestra, Fela, s kojom je bio najbliži, umrla je, a da on to nije znao. Od ostalih sestara, Julia je bila njeg...
color, 118'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 28.06.2025 AT 19:00
Man of Iron
(Czlowiek z zelaza, Poland, 1981 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
PHOTOGRAPHY: Edward Klosinski
Synopsis:
In the sequel to Man of marble we follow the story of Maciej Tomczyk, Birkut’s son. Winkel, a radio reporter and an alcoholic, receives an assignment to investigate Tomczyk. His goal is to discredit not only Tomczyk but also the movement Solidarnost, of which he is a member. The media will once again play a crucial role in the conflict between the labor union leaders and the ruling communist politicians.