March 14 -7:00 pm
White
(Krzysztof Kieslowski) 1994 France/Switzerland/Poland 91 mins M
Darkly comic, Kieslowski's ironic exploration of the ideal of "equality" follows the plight of a Pole in Paris. Divorced & humiliated by his beautiful wife (Julie Delpy), Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) sets about getting even through an elaborate scheme. Revenge is substituted for equality & death is the great leveller. The director's masterful attention to visual playfulness & body gestures lend an (albeit more bitter) Chaplinesque flavour to the proceedings.
Preceded by
Hospital
Kieslowski follows orthopaedic surgeons on a 32-hour shift in a disintegrating medical system.
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March 14 -9:05 pm
Camera Buff
(Krzysztof Kieslowski) 1979 Poland 117 mins MA
A factory worker (co-writer Jerzy Stuhr) buys an 8mm movie camera to film his newborn child only to become fixated with the act of filmmaking, with life-changing consequences for his career & family. Employing gentle humour & a sympathetic eye, Kieslowski's multiple award-winning early feature brilliantly satirises life under an oppressive regime & presciently asserts the power for better or worse - of the filmed image. Imported 35mm print.
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