- When:
- Thursday, November 20, 2003, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Description:
- This rare program focuses on Polish films made between 1930 and 1945, which embody a uniquely Central European avant-garde aesthetic. Artists and filmmakers in Warsaw and Cracow negotiated the influences of the Soviet and the Western (primarily French and German) avant-gardes in innovative ways; the films to be screened include the inventive abstract film experiments of Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, a husband-and-wife team who used photograms, animation, and live-action sequences. Also included are films by Jalu Kurek, Jerzy Gabryelski, and Jerzy Zarzycki. Video. 70 minutes. Program: Pharmacy (Bruce Checefsky, USA, 2001) Europa 2 (Piotr Zarebski, Poland, 1988) OR. (Rhythmical Calculation) / OR. (Obliczenia Rytmiczne) (Ignacy Szczepanski and Marcin Gizycki, Poland, 1985) There Is a Ball Today / Dzis mamy bal (Jerzy Zarzycki and Tadeusz Kowalski, Poland, 1934) Boots / Buty (Jerzy Gabryelski, Poland, 1934) The Adventure of a Good Citizen / Przygoda czlowieka poczciwego (Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, Poland, 1937) Calling Mr. Smith (Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, UK, 1943) The Eye and the Ear (Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, UK, 1945)
Polish Avant Garde Shorts
<p>Calling Mr. Smith (Themerson)</p>