We cordially invite you to a unique screening with a lecture by Michał Oleszczyk as part of the Has. Chronicles of the Imagination - retrospective of the works of Wojciech Jerzy Has

== 14 September 15:45
Has. Chronicles of the Imagination - Ciphers
Psychological drama, 80 min

Film description:
A dramatic letter from his son causes Tadeusz, who has been living in England since the September defeat in 1939, to return to the country. Maciek tells him about his mother unable to come to terms with the death of Jędrek, her younger son, who died during the occupation in mysterious circumstances. Maciek's stories, still living with war memories, are incomprehensible to his father. Tadeusz cannot find his place in the world of the people who were once closest to him...
After 'The Saragossa Manuscript', the director returned to a form and theme that had always been close to his heart - subtle psychological analysis. This underrated work, which polemicises with the legend of the Polish school, thanks to its form of representation - realism interwoven with symbolic visions - makes 'Ciphers' one of the most original films of Polish cinematography.

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The series is linked to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Wojciech Jerzy Has, which falls in 2025. We will present 13 titles (in digitally restored versions and with English subtitles) by this great director, which will be preceded by an introductory word and a discussion led by Michał Oleszczyk. Lecturer at the Faculty of 'Artes Liberales', University of Warsaw, film critic and author of the Spoiler Master Podcast.

Other shows in the series:
21 September 15:00 - The Doll (1968)
5 October 15:00 - Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass (1973)
26 October 15:00 - An uninteresting story (1982)
9 November 15:00 - Pismak (1984)
23 November 15:00 - A Sinner's Personal Diary Written by Himself (1985)

All films will be screened with English subtitles. The meeting after the film will be in Polish only.