The 24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival returns, presenting a curated selection of the most important contemporary and classic Polish films, documentaries and special events on tour around the UK.
This year’s edition is anchored by a major retrospective of films by Andrzej Wajda, Academy Awarded auteur, marking the 100th anniversary of the director’s birth. One of the most influential filmmakers of post-war Europe, Wajda understood cinema as a moral, civic and political act. His films confront the defining experiences of the twentieth century: war, occupation, totalitarianism and the struggle for freedom while asking enduring questions about individual responsibility, com- promise and resistance. In a time of renewed geopolitical tension and historical revisionism, Wajda’s work remains urgently relevant.
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Sunday 12th April 3pm + Intro
Monday 13th April 6pm
Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
Tuesday 21st April 6pm
Wednesday 22nd April 8.15pm
Man of Marble (1977)
Sunday 26th April 2pm
Man Of Iron (1981)
Sunday 3rd May 3pm
Use the film links underneath to book tickets and find our more information.
This collaboration with KINOTEKA has been co-curated by film podcaster and writer Alistair Pitts and The Ultimate Picture Palace.
A Polish resistance fighter questions his deadly mission in post-war Poland. Andrzej Wajda’s classic drama features Zbigniew Cybulski’s iconic performance, exploring love, duty, and a nation’s uncertain future. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
A jazz-filled night of flirtation captures Poland’s modern, disillusioned youth in Andrzej Wajda’s French New Wave-inspired social portrait. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
A young filmmaker uncovers the hidden truth behind a worker’s heroic story, challenging censorship, ideology, and moral responsibility in this landmark Polish film. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
Blurring fact and fiction, Andrzej Wajda depicts workers’ protests and political awakening in 1980s Poland, as a journalist confronts propaganda, ethics, and social change. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
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