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A tale of love “Hania”
The Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with Embassy of the Republic of Poland, New Delhi, and Indo Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chennai, presents the Polish Film Festival, on till November 19. The films will be screened at
the South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai.
Today (November 17), catch “Man of Iron”, directed by Andrzej Wajda, at 6.30 p.m. It revolves around a worker who becomes a ‘man of iron’, forged by experience; a son who comes to terms with his father; a couple that falls in love; a reporter who searches for courage, and a nation that undergoes historic change. In Warsaw in 1980, the Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an articulate worker whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews people who know Tomczyk and his detained wife Agnieszka.
“Angel of Love” will be screened on November 18 at 6.30 p.m. Directed by Artur Wiecek, the story is about an angel Giordano, assigned to an orphan in Krakow. He is two years into the job when his celestial overseers, citing budget cuts, initiate ‘Phase Two’ without telling him. Some changes are good — they send him a nanny, the enterprising Irena; some are bad — his phone number to Heaven no longer works nor do his special powers.
On the last day, “Canal”, directed by Andrzej Wajda, will be screened at 6.15 p.m. It is September, 1944, the 56th day of Warsaw’s uprising against the Nazis. A symbolic depiction of hell on Earth, Lieutenant Zadra is commanding a company of 43 men in a desperate battle amidst the ruins. Facing German offence and cut off from their comrades, Zadra is commanded to retreat his men through the sewer system (‘kanal’).
Zadra and his men are reluctant to do so, as it would indicate that they have lost the battle, but decide to obey the orders. However, as the men (and women) retreat, it becomes clear that their desperate attempt to flee from the hell of battle will result only in more death and suffering...
At 7.45 p.m. the same day, watch “Hania”, directed by Janusz Kaminski. The story works around Christmas Eve. Ola and Wojtek, a young childless couple, invites orphan Kacper to their home. Wojtek recalls his own childhood, which was a nightmare because of his authoritative and heartless father. This special day spent in the company of a resolute and imaginative boy allows Wojtek to overcome his complexes and fears, to liberate himself from his feelings of guilt, and to open his heart for love. For details, call 98401-51956.
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