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A Short History of Polish Avant-Garde and Experimental Film
October 25–November 2, 2003

This two-part program, which accompanies A Short History of Polish Animation, focuses on the career of Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, the husband-and-wife team who created innovative abstract and structuralist film experiments, first in Poland in the 1930s and then in England during and after World War II. The Themersons' influential body of work inspired Roman Polanski’s 1958 short Two Men and a Wardrobe; the Łódź-based Film Form Workshop of the 1970s; and Zbigniew Rybczyński, who on October 25 will present his Oscar-winning film Tango (1980), his pioneering music videos, and other radical experiments in animation and optical printing.

Organized by Joshua Siegel and Marcin Gizycki.

Program 1:
Pharmacy (Apteka). 1930/2001. Poland/USA. Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, Bruce Checefsky. 5 min.; Tam i Tu (Here and There). 1957. Andrzej Pawłowski. 9 min.; Or. 1985. Jalu Kurek, Ignacy Szczepanski, Marcin Giżycki. 4 min.; Dziś Mamy Bal (There Is a Ball Today). 1934. Jerzy Zarzycki, Tadeusz Kowalski. 7 min.; Przygoda Człowieka Poczciwego (Adventure of a Good Citizen). 1937. S. and F. Themerson. 8 min.; Dwaj Ludzie z Szafą (Two Men and a Wardrobe). 1958. Roman Polanski. 15 min.; Calling Mr. Smith. 1943. Great Britain. S. and F. Themerson. 10 min.; Strojenie Instrumentow (Tuning the Instrument). 2000. Jerzy Kucia. 16 min.; The Eye and the Ear. 1945. Great Britain. S. and F. Themerson. 10 min.
Program 84 min.
Saturday, October 25, 6:00; Sunday, November 2, 2:00

Program 2:
Slodkie Rytmy (Sweet Rhythms). 1965. Kazimierz Urbański. 6 min.; Rynek (Market). 1970. Józef Robakowski. 5 min.; Idę (I Am Going). 1973. Robakowski. 2 min.; Inwentaryzacja (Inventory). 1970. Wojciech Bruszewski. 4 min.; Wszystko (Everything). 1972. Piotr Szulkin. 7 min.; Copyright by Film Polski. 1976. Szulkin. 2 min.; Blok (Apartment House). 1982. Hieronim Neumann. 7 min.; Zupa (Soup). 1974. Zbigniew Rybczyński. 8 min.; Święto (Holiday). 1976. Rybczyński. 9 min.; Close to the Edit. 1984. USA. Rybczyński. 4 min.; Imagine. 1986. USA. Rybczyński. 3 min.; Tango. 1980. Rybczyński. 8 min.; Pierwszy Film (The First Film). 1981. Józef Piwkowski. 10 min.; Catch the Tiger. 1993. Jarosław Kapuściński. 10 min.; Beta Nassau. 1993. Piotr Wyrzykowski. 9 min.
Program 94 min.
Saturday, October 25, 8:00 (introduced by Rybczyński); Sunday, November 2, 3:45


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