UW Cinematheque: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema
Eroica | Poland | 1958 | DCP | 85 min. | Polish with English subtitles Director: Andrzej Munk
Event Details
Date
Friday, March 13, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Edward Dziewonski, Barbara Polomska, Ignacy Machowski
A brilliant and brave black comedy set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, Munk’s feature tells two stories. In the first, a war-avoiding coward proves to be a hero in spite of himself. Next, a soldier fed up with military pretenses, attempts a hopeless escape from a prison camp. “Munk [was] an unusually caustic observer of his countrymen's collective emotional hangups” (J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader).
A brilliant and brave black comedy set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, Munk’s feature tells two stories. In the first, a war-avoiding coward proves to be a hero in spite of himself. Next, a soldier fed up with military pretenses, attempts a hopeless escape from a prison camp. “Munk [was] an unusually caustic observer of his countrymen's collective emotional hangups” (J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader).
Cost
Free
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