Music by Hanns Eisler and Krzysztof Penderecki

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Szyfry (Codes). 1966. Poland. Directed by Wojciech Has. With Zbigniew Cybulski, Jan Kreczmar, Ignacy Gogolewski. Courtesy Studio Filmowe Kadr

These modern classical scores were composed in response to the Holocaust and the devastation of war by Hanns Eisler, a half-Jewish Austrian exile, and Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer of Armenian descent.

Nuit et brouillard (Night and Fog). 1956. France. Directed by Alain Resnais. Composed by Hanns Eisler. 35mm. In French; English subtitles. 32 min.

Courtesy Institut Français and Cultural Services of the French Embassy.

Szyfry. 1966. Poland. Directed by Wojciech Has. Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. With Zbigniew Cybulski, Jan Kreczmar, Ignacy Gogolewski. 35mm. In Polish; English subtitles. 80 min.

Courtesy Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny and Studio Filmowe Hagstrom.

This film accompanies Point Counterpoint: Avant-Garde Film Scores, 1955–1973.

Past events

Mon, Mar 19, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 3:45 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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