WARSZAWA / WARSAW
Poland 2003
Director: Dariusz Gajewski, 104 MIN
On an icy winter’s day, they come to Warsaw from the countryside:
Klara, who wants to live with her boyfriend; Pawel, who is looking for
work; Wiktoria, who gets drawn into shady deals by an unknown man, and
a grocer, looking for his lost daughter. The protagonists cross paths
in this melancholic but humorous episodic film along the lines of “Short
Cuts”, without noticing each other. But then a car-crash brings
them together – an encounter that will change their destinies. The
film shows Warsaw as a young, vibrant, but also unloved city; a place
of longing for many people trying to find their way, their identity, or
love.
Caligari: 07.04. / 6 p.m.
Opening of the Symposium.
Introduction: Hans-Joachim Schlegel / Lidia Kämmerlings
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