Short History of Polish Cinema - film review: Camouflage
Short History of Polish Cinema - film review:
CAMOUFLAGE (dir. Krzysztof Zanussi)
Thursday, August 24th 2023, 6.00 PM
Kino Pod Baranami
CAMOUFLAGE (dir. Krzysztof Zanussi)
Thursday, August 24th 2023, 6.00 PM
Kino Pod Baranami
A striking portrayal of human conformism and an engaging philosophical dispute. Awarded three Golden Lions at the Gdynia Festival, the film Camouflage directed by Krzysztof Zanussi will be screened at Kino Pod Baranami on Thursday, August 24th. The screening is a part of Short History of Polish Cinema review, which will last in Polish cinemas until November.
Short History of Polish Cinema is a review of Polish film classics that takes place in 72 arthouse cinemas in 58 cities across Poland. The event, which started in February, features monthly screenings of ten films selected by Tomasz Kolankiewicz. All films are digitally remastered with English subtitles. Each screening is preceded by a video lecture prepared by the review's curator.
The next title presented as part of the series is Camouflage directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. Kino Pod Baranami will screen the film on Thursday, August 24.
Sarcastic humour, vivid characters, witty dialogues - these are just a few of the features of the film Camouflage. The film is set at a summer camp. Students of linguistics relax there amidst the beautiful nature, together with their lecturers, while competing to win a contest for the best research paper. The competition becomes the starting point for a complex, psychological and intellectual game played by the cynical docent Jakub Szelestowski (Zbigniew Zapasiewicz) with the young assistant professor Jarosław Kruszyński (Piotr Garlicki).
Camouflage is regarded as an excellent example of Kino moralnego niepokoju (Cinema of moral anxiety) - a trend in Polish cinema from the years 1976-81. The films belonging to this trend made critical references to the political system and drew attention to such phenomena conformism and the collapse of interpersonal bonds.
The curator of the Short History of Polish Cinema review and the author of the videolectures before the films is Tomasz Kolankiewicz - film expert and film historian. Lecturer at the Lodz Film School and Warsaw Film School, programmer working with television, film festivals and theaters. Between 2008 and 2017, program editor in the film department of TVP Kultura. Publisher, director and host of TV cultural programs. Between 2020 and 2023 artistic director of the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia.
PROGRAM:
Thursday, August 24th 2023
6.00 PM CAMOUFLAGE | BARWY OCHRONNE
(Krzysztof Zanussi) PL 1976, 96’
introduction: Tomasz Kolankiewicz (video)
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ABOUT THE FILM:
CAMOUFLAGE | BARWY OCHRONNE
(Krzysztof Zanussi) PL 1976, 96’
A university sports centre somewhere in Poland, is hosting a summer camp for academic linguists - students and academic staff. In the midst of such beautiful natural surroundings, a battle for the prize for the best lecture, prepared by the students, is taking place. Associate Professor Jakub Szelestowski plays a somewhat mephistophelian, psychological and intellectual game with the young, still naïve assistant professor Jarosław Kruszyński.
Contrary to appearances, the stakes for the assistant professor are quite high. It is not only the desire to make an inexperienced master's student revise his idealistic view of the world, but also the need to prove to himself the correctness of his choice of way of life. A choice which, as Szelestowski wants to believe, was dictated by rationality rather than cynicism. Events at the peaceful camp will take an unexpectedly turbulent and even semi-criminal turn.
Film screened with English subtitles.
ORGANISER:
Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych
PARTNERS:
WFDiF
35mm
DI Factory
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Ewelina Gąska
SPOT:
Sergio Chao
The review is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
