BRZEZINA / THE
BIRCH WOOD
Poland 1970
Director: Andrzej Wajda, 99 MIN
In this impressive psychological drama, Stanislaw – suffering from
an incurable lung disease – returns from Switzerland to Poland to
die. He visits his older brother Boleslaw, a forest ranger, who recently
had to bury his young wife. In the silence of the woods, the desperately
fun-loving Stanislaw and the deeply suffering Boleslaw clash. The farmer’s
daughter Malina offers the younger brother a last chance at love, while
the older brother’s longings remain unfulfilled… This homage
to life, based on a novelette by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, captivates the
audience with its expressive performances, its subtle use of colour and
the beauty and depths of the forest.
Bambi: 08.04. / 6 p.m.
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