Feature, 10/15/8 min, Poland 1959
Wednesday, September 30th, 19:30 hrs, Cinedom, Kino 7
Polanski's trademark combination of a gloomy view of the world and absurd humor is already
Roman Polanski has always spoken out against attempts to draw too close a connection between his life and work, maybe because there is hardly any other director for whom that link seems so likely. The pessimistic view of the world in many of his films, the harrowing atrocities therein, the sense of the absurdity of human existence: all of that falls too well in line with a biography decisively shaped by experiences of wanton violence.
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Wednesday, September 30th, 19:30 hrs, Cinedom, Kino 7
Polanski's trademark combination of a gloomy view of the world and absurd humor is already
Wednesday, September 30th, 20:00 hrs, Cinedom, Kino 7
Two men, one woman, one boat – that is all Roman Polanski needs in his debut feature to put on a subtle
Wednesday, September 30th, 22:00 hrs, Cinedom, Kino 7
The most beautiful lunatic in film history: Catherine Deneuve, a mere 20 years old when the film was shot,
Thursday, October 1th, 19:00 hrs, Cinedom, Kino 7
In a story rife with blood, Macbeth misreads a prophecy as a call to regicide. When he is pronounced the new
Thursday, October 1th, 21:30 hrs, Cinedom, Kino 7
In the beginning, there is a careless statement. In the end, a life destroyed. When a pompous priest
Friday, October 2th, 18:00 hrs, Filmforum
Charles Dickens‘ story of an orphan was made into a film many times, but Polanski's version still fills a
Friday, October 2th, 20:30 hrs, Filmforum
For his most personal film, Roman Polanski returned to Poland for the first time in 40 years for a film
Friday, October 2th, 23:00 hrs, Filmforum
Polanski demonstrates once again that he is a master of horror who relies less on effects than on setting a
Saturday, October 3th, 19:30 hrs, Filmforum
"Chinatown" is many things at once, and all of them in perfection: a portrait of manners of 1930s
Saturday, October 3th, 22:00 hrs, Filmforum
Polanski's first Hollywood feature immediately became one of his greatest successes with the audience. At
Sunday, October 4th, 20:00 hrs, Filmforum
A thriller fully in the Hitchcock vein, starring Harrison Ford as the 'man who knew too much.' Ford plays
Friday, October 2th, 16:00 – 18:00 hrs, Filmforum (*)
In a workshop discussion, this year's Film Award Cologne
