Le 43e Festival du cinéma polonais commence à Gdynia
par Ola Salwa
- Cold War de Paweł Pawlikowski et Mug de Małgorzata Szumowska font partie des films en lice pour les Lions d’or de l’événement
Cet article est disponible en anglais.
2018 is a very good year for Polish cinema, and the selection of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia definitely reflects that. For example, the main competition includes films crowned with the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for Best Director (Małgorzata Szumowska’s Mug [+lire aussi :
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interview : Małgorzata Szumowska
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Q&A : Pawel Pawlikowski
fiche film]). The Polish Film Festival, which officially starts today, 17 September, with a gala screening of the Golden Lions contender The Butler [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Filip Bajon, will also showcase eight premieres in the main competition and will include works by helmers of all generations, ranging from debutants, such as Aleksander Pietrzak, to masters like Krzysztof Zanussi.
Among the most highly anticipated titles are Clergy [+lire aussi :
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interview : Wojciech Smarzowski
fiche film] by Wojciech Smarzowski, Playing Hard [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Kinga Dębska, The Mute [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Krzysztof Zanussi, Autsajder [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Adam Sikora, A Hole in the Head [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Piotr Subbotko, Pardon [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Jan Jakub Kolski, Werewolf [+lire aussi :
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interview : Adrian Panek
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fiche film] by one of Poland’s most unique artistic voices, Marek Koterski.
Other films vying for the Golden Lions were previously screened in Polish cinemas or at national festivals: Julius [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Aleksander Pietrzak, A Cat with a Dog [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Janusz Kondratiuk, Once Upon a Time in November [+lire aussi :
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interview : Andrzej Jakimowski
fiche film] by Andrzej Jakimowski, Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Fugue [+lire aussi :
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interview : Agnieszka Smoczyńska
fiche film], and the aforementioned Cold War and Mug.
The other competitive section, Vision Apart, established in 2004 to present more experimental works, sees eight contenders vying for the main award, including movies that were previously shown at Cannes (Another Day of Life [+lire aussi :
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interview : Raul de la Fuente
fiche film] by Damian Nenow and Raúl de la Fuente), Rotterdam (Nina [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Olga Chajdas, My Friend the Polish Girl [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek) and Karlovy Vary (53 Wars [+lire aussi :
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interview : Ewa Bukowska
fiche film] by Ewa Bukowska). This section is rounded off by Monument [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Jagoda Szelc (whose first film, Tower. A Bright Day [+lire aussi :
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interview : Jagoda Szelc
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interview : Dawid Ogrodnik
fiche film] by Jacek Bławut, Leave Me Not [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Grzegorz Lewandowski and Windows, Windows by Wojciech Solarz. Gdynia’s programme also boasts a Polish short-film competition and a handful of sidebars, presenting digitally restored films, minority co-productions with Poland and other titles.
The winners will be announced on 22 September.
(Traduit de l'anglais)
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