Monday, 13 February 2012 - SBS2 at 22.30, "A Short Film About Love" .Tomek, a young post office worker, is obsessed with Magda, a glamorous older woman who lives in the tower block opposite. He spies on her through a telescope and finally declares his love. She initiates him into the basic facts of life - but there is no love, only sex. Winner of four awards at the 1988 Polish Film Festival, including the Golden Lion for director Krzysztof Kieslowski.Stars Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko and Stefania Iwinska. (From Poland, in Polish) (Drama) (1988) (Rpt) M (A,L)
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - SBS2 at 21.30 "Hope".
Part of the Hope/Faith/Love trilogy, this film follows the moral rite of passage of Francis, a young man who videotapes a respected art dealer in the act of stealing a holy painting. Nominated for the Golden St George at the 2007 Moscow International Film Festival.
Directed by Stanislaw Mucha and stars Rafal Fudalej, Kamila Baar and Wojciech Pszoniak. (From Poland, in Polish) (Drama) (2007) (Rpt) M (L,S,V,A)
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 - SBS2 at 21.30, "Four Nights With Anna". A middle-aged hospital worker, who witnessed a brutal rape, becomes obsessed with the victim after she lands a job as a nurse at the same hospital where he works, but how far will he go before he finally loses control? Winner of the Best Director award at the 2009 Polish Film Awards. Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and stars Artur Steranko, Kinga Preis and Jerzy Fedorowicz. (From Poland, in Polish) (Drama) (2008) MAV (A,V)
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