POLISH FILM CLUB 'OKO'

Film host: our UW Polish Studies Fulbright scholar, Dr. Justyna Budzik , with a story that takes us back to times of rising Solidarity movement. As always, with English subtitles at Polish Home upstairs, Friday, November 17, 7:30 pm.  We actually mean 7:30 sharp from now on, no waiting for people showing up at 8 pm, as it's hard to start the film discussion late at night, when everybody thinks about safely getting home. All That I Love  •  Poland 1981: Behind the iron curtain, Janek, the teenage son of a navy captain, forms ATIL (All That I Love), a punk-rock band whose songs express a frustration with socialism and a desire for freedom, echoing the sentiments of the rising Solidarity movement. At the same time, Janek finds love with Basia, a young woman whose father is part of the movement and disapproves of Janek’s military family. When growing social turmoil leads to martial law, Janek’s relationships and ATIL’s music cause serious consequences for his fam...

No OKO film in October, as SPFF is here, with many great new films! Check their Facebook page for updates here: https://www.facebook.com/seattle.polish.film.festival/ And their schedule, when they upload it here: https://www.polishfilms.org See you at the polish films! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Polish_Film_Festival

OKO celebrates ‘Chinatown’, 1974 film by internationally acclaimed Polish director, producer, writer, and actor  Roman Polanski at Polish Home upstairs, Friday, September 15, 7:30 pm. 'Chinatown' is Polanski's 7th feature-length film. His first one,   Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for a United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In the United Kingdom he directed three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States and cemented his status by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).  A turning point in his life took place in 1969, when his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and four friends were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family. Following her death, Polanski returned to Europe. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and back in Hollywood, Chinatown (1974), which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards. From wikipedia : Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-no...