Friday,
June 20 + Saturday, June 21
Jerzy
Skolimowski: Inside/Outside
Co-presented
by The Koscuiuszko Foundation + Lot Airlines
 From
his time as actor, writer and filmmaker in his native Poland
to the years after his self-imposed exile, Jerzy Skolimowski
established himself as one of the most diverse storytellers
in 20 th Century cinema. While he may not be a household name
(his films The Shout, Moonlighting and Success
is the Best Revenge were huge critical success in the
1970s and 80s), he is certainly one of the most fascinating
figures to emerge from the Eastern European New Wave. With selections
from his early period working in Poland to his first English
language film, this unjustly neglected director has the chance
to be rediscovered by another generation of filmgoers.
Friday,
June 20 at 7pm
Deep
End –
Newly restored 35mm print
dir.
Jerzy Skolimowski, UK, 1971, 35mm, 90 mins, color
16-year-old
Mike takes a job as an attendant at a suburban-London bathhouse
where he quickly becomes obsessed with his beautiful co-worker
Susan. Skolimowski’s darkly comic exploration of male adolescence
takes many turns culminating in a wild night in the seedy underbelly
of 70s London.
Saturday,
June 21 at 5pm
Identification
Marks: None (Rysopis)
dir.
Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 1964, 35mm, 80 mins, b/w, Polish
w/ English subtitles
 In
Skolimowski’s first feature, Andrzej (played by Skolimowski
himself) is reluctantly drafted into military service seting
into motion a delicate rumination on identity. Through a series
of encounters hours before he is to appear before the draft
board, Skolimowski exposes Andrzej’s hidden “identification
marks.” In the end we see a young man unable to accept the harsh
transition into manhood.
Saturday,
June 21 at 7pm
Walkover
(Walkower)
dir.
Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 1965, 35mm, 78 mins, b/w, Polish
w/ English subtitles
Skolimowski
returns as Andrzej, the restless, alienated outsider from his
first feature Identification Marks: None. Andrzej decides
to enter a boxing tournament despite the fact that odds are
very much against him. The night before the fight he encounters
Teresa, a girl he knew at University before he was expelled.
preceded
by
Against
the Clock: Skolimowski, Filmmaker, Painter, Poet
dir.
Damien Bertrand, France, 2003, video, 52 mins, color and b/w,
French and Polish w/ English subtitles
A
rare glimpse into one of the most wide-ranging film careers
of the 20th Century. Skolimowoski shares his thoughts on his
films, his painting and even some of his early poems.
Special
thanks to Jed Rapfogel of Anthology Film Archives
Free admission members
above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members, students
+ seniors; $7 general admission.
In advance at 
and 866.468.7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime.
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