Martin Scorsese Presents 21 Masterpieces of Polish Cinema at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York

05 lutego, 2014

A 21-film retrospective opening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on February 5, Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema spotlights some of Poland\'s most celebrated filmmakers with works spanning 1957 - 1987.

Scorsese curated the program and each film has been digitally re-mastered and newly subtitled. The series, which will travel throughout North America, was created and organized by Scorsese\'s non-profit group, The Film Foundation.

In December 2011, Martin Scorsese received an honorary doctoral degree from The Polish National Film, Television, and Theatre School in Łódź, Poland. While there, Scorsese met with the Polish organizer of the series, Jędrzej Sabliński (a digital restoration expert now with DI Factory) and Grzegorz Molewski (KINO RP). They shared a list of Polish films that had been digitally restored and discussed how The Film Foundation could help. In the months following his visit, the idea of a tour of restored Polish classics came together, with 21 titles selected by Martin Scorsese from the list of digitally restored films. The Film Foundation executive director Margaret Bodde worked with Sabliński to develop the program and recommended Milestone as the distributor for the series. Milestone is working with Propaganda Foundation, the Polish producers of this extraordinary series, to bring the films to North American audiences.

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Noted Scorsese about the series: "There are many revelations in the \'Masterpieces of Polish Cinema\' series and whether you\'re familiar with some of these films or not, it\'s an incredible opportunity to discover for yourself the great power of Polish cinema on the big screen in brilliantly restored digital remasters."

Milestone will distribute the series in 30-plus locations in the U.S. and Canada throughout 2014 and 2015.

Details of the program of films at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s premiere will be announced later this month. Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema is the first series of Polish classic films to tour North America in decades and the first presented on DCP.

Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema titles will include:

Eroica, Andrzej Munk, 1957
Ashes and Diamonds, Andrzej Wajda, 1958
The Last Day of Summer, Tadeusz Konwicki, 1958
Night Train, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1959
Black Cross, Aleksander Ford, 1960
Innocent Sorcerers, Andrzej Wajda, 1960
Mother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1960
The Saragossa Manuscript, Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1964
Jump, Tadeusz Konwicki, 1965
Pharoah, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1965
The Illumination, Krzysztof Zanussi, 1972
To Kill this Love, Janusz Morgenstern, 1972
The Wedding, Andrzej Wajda, 1972
The Hour-Glass Sanatorium, Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1973
The Promised Land, Andrzej Wajda, 1974
Camouflage, Krzysztof Zanussi, 1976
The Constant Factor, Krzysztof Zanussi, 1980
Blind Chance, Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1981
Man of Iron, Andrzej Wajda, 1981
Austeria, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1982
A Short Film About Killing, Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1987