POLISH FILM CLUB 'OKO'

Citizen, Polish with English subtitles " Forrest Gump meets Fellini in this enjoyably irreverent Euro farce" (Hollywood Reporter) Need we say more? 60 years of Polish most recent history through the eyes of an ordinary man, Jan Bratek (Jerzy Stuhr), who looks back at his life while in a coma... Polish Forrest Gump? Polish Fellini in 8.5 weeks? Perhaps. But first and foremost Jerzy Stuhr's comedic parable of his generation's reality and times. Why else would a Polish comic icon decide to write, produce, direct, and act in his own movie. Cast: Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Barbara Horowianka, Magdalena Boczarska, Janusz Gajos  Trailer:    ***** There will be no OKO screening in December due to the holiday season. Merry Christmas everyone! See you in January!

Volhynia (Hatred) Polish with English subtitles "About love in inhuman times", the film is set in the 1939-1943 time frame and its central theme is the ethnic tension that rearises among the local Polish and Ukrainian community amidst the German and Russian invasions. Zosia, a Polish girl in love with a Ukrainian boy, tries to survive the massacre. The screenplay was based on the collection of short stories titled Hate (Polish: Nienawiść ) by Stanisław Srokowski. The film received 9 Polish Film Academy Awards, Orły (Eagles) , in 2017, and 3 Złote Lwy Awards (Golden Lions) at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival . "What makes it tough is that the terror is brought to you by the people you know well, your next door neighbors, your spouse or even your brother." (ktrelski https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3577643/?ref_=rw_urv) Cast: Michalina Łabacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Wasyl Wasylik, Adrian Zaremba  Trailer: ***** OCTOBER is the month of Seattle Polish Fil...

In Heaven as it is on Earth, Polish with English subtitles A feel-good film about life in a small, quiet Polish village near the eastern border in the 1990s, where everyone knows everyone else. A good combination of boy-meets-girl, humor, suspense, and a little action, when a lovely Russian girl arrives at the scene as a consequence of a bus robbery. The feel of the small Polish village ruled by the local parish priest is practically palpable. This heart-warming comedy won several awards at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia in 1998, including an audience award, best director, screenplay, supporting actor, and sound. Cast: Jan Wieczorkowski, Ira Łaczina, Krzysztof Dzierma, Andrzej Zaborski • • • • • Film club OKO will be on vacation all summer - no films till September. have a great summer!