Movies
Film series Fokus auf Polen: verloren & wiederentdeckt with live music including Franciszka and Stefan Themerson’s avant-garde masterpiece Europa (1931/32).
Theatiner Filmkunst cinema, Theatinerstr. 32, in cooperation with FINA and the Pilecki Institute Berlin. Tickets available soon at: www.theatiner-film.de
The accompanying programme Focus on Poland is co-organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
»Bestia« / »Europa«
Introduction by Anna Bobczuk, Pilecki Institute.
Bestia (The polish Dancer)
Director: Alexander Hertz / 67 min. / 1917 / Silent film
The only Polish work with Pola Negri that has been preserved in its entirety to this day.
Music: Szymon Mika and Yumi Ito – a duet of two excellent musicians of the young generation.
Followed by:
Europa
Directed by Stefan and Franciszka Themerson / 12 min. / 1931
Tickets available at the Theatiner Filmkunst.
»Starker Mensch« / »Europa«
Introduction by Dr Małgorzata Zemła, Lecturer in Slavic Studies LMU Munich.
Strong Man
Director: Henryk Szaro / 77 min. / 1929
Film by Henryk Szaro from 1929 based on a novel by Stanisław Przybyszewski.
The film was lost during World War II; it was not until 1997 that a print was recovered in Belgium.
Music: Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr – composer and acclaimed synthesiser artist, producer and composer.
Followed by:
Europa
Directed by Stefan and Franciszka Themerson / 12 min. / 1931
Tickets available at the Theatiner Filmkunst.