POLISH FILM CLUB 'OKO'

Film host: Ania Cholewinska ''Gods'" (original title: 'Bogowie'), is a 2014 bio/drama, by Lukasz Palkowski, At Polish Home upstairs, Friday, April 21, 7:30 pm. It depicts the early career of cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa. Despite harsh reality of the 1980s Poland, he successfully leads a team of doctors to the country's first human heart transplantation. I MBD here ... From Wikipedia :   [...]  Gods (Polish: Bogowie) is a 2014 Polish dramatic feature film directed by Łukasz Palkowski. It is based on the life and career of Polish cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa, who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 1987. The movie received the Golden Lions award for best film at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival (2014) and the Eagle at the Polish Film Awards (2015). Production of the film took place in autumn 2013. As of January 2015, the film has been seen by 2.2 million viewers. [...] The Guardian review:  You wouldn’t think a fi...

Film host:  Hanna Gil, translator of the film's English subtitles - you will have a chance to ask her about the process of caption translation. 'Reverse' (original title: 'Rewers') is a 2009 Polish (dark) comedy film, directed by Borys Lankosz. Polish Home upstairs, Friday, March 17th, 7:30 pm Sharply scripted and impeccably realized Lankosz’s debut feature is a darkly comedic portrait of romance, familial bonds, and political intrigue. The film follows Sabina Jankowska (the angular and attractive Agata Buzek), an unassuming singleton working as a poetry editor in Stalinist Warsaw. Sabina’s lack of even a prospective husband is a point of constant contention for her well-meaning, though meddlesome, mother and grandmother. At their behest (and as a result of their scheming) Sabina entertains a number of suitors, all of whom fail to interest her – until Bronislaw Falski mysteriously enters the scene. Praised for its black humour, attention to character, an...