Tributes - Retrospectives - Cinema on cinema
MEXICO | 125 minutes | 1970
Jodorowsky’s legendary “acid Western” caused a sensation as a 1970s midnight movie. An outlaw in black travels with his son through the desert, where he must defeat four gun masters... And so begins an epic metaphysical quest. Known for the power and quirkiness of its imagery, strongly influenced by Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy, El Topo established its director once and for all as the grand master of cinematic Surrealism.
No biography
A jubilant backlash to the obscurantism inflicted by Communist diktat of the 1980s. A biopic tribute to the leader of the Gdansk shipyard workers’...
Feature film , Biography
POLAND | 125 minutes | 2013
This unsung documentary about women’s bodybuilding features abundant sweat, ripped bodies and 80s nail polish. In 1977, the unlikely docudrama Pumping...
Feature film , Documentary
UNITED STATES | 125 minutes | 1985
A flagship film in the legacy of the unforgettable Polish filmmaker, The Promised Land traces the dawn of industrial capitalism in Eastern Europe and its...
Feature film , Drama
POLAND | 125 minutes | 1975
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