Final Day of the Second Edition

Lumière: 130 Years of Cinema

This Monday has a festive spirit thanks to our special section Lumière: 130 Years of Cinema. On December 28, 1895, at the Grand Café in Paris, the Lumière brothers held a screening that changed history. By presenting the first moving images, they ushered in a new era of cinematic art. Today, we celebrate the birth of film with screenings of Lumière! (3:00 PM, Iluzjon cinema) and The Life and Death of Max Linder (8:00 PM, Iluzjon cinema).

After The Life and Death of Max Linder, stay for an after-screening conversation with director Edward Porembny, hosted by Robert Siwczyk – blogger, silent and slapstick cinema enthusiast, and creator of the website Klatki na oczach.

Animated Films and a Meeting with the Director

At 5:15 PM, Iluzjon cinema becomes a space for animation lovers with Daniel Szczechura’s Animations: Second Set. Join us for an after-screening discussion with the director himself, moderated by Jerzy Armata – film and music critic, author of numerous cinema-related books, and a passionate advocate for animated film.

Monday #MustHave

What better way to start your Monday than with a good cup of coffee? Our special festival blend, created in collaboration with coffee experts Coffeedesk, is available in limited quantities at Muranów cinema. While you’re there, explore our timeless merch collection – including tote bags, posters, and festival caps.

One Last Feast

Let’s close Film Lovers’ Feast with a stellar lineup of final screenings:

• Possession, dir. Andrzej Żuławski (2:15 PM, Ziemia Obiecana)
• A Streetcar Named Desire, dir. Elia Kazan (2:30 PM, Luna cinema)
• Deliverance, dir. John Boorman (3:30 PM, Muranów cinema)
• All the President’s Men, dir. Alan J. Pakula (3:30 PM, Luna cinema)
• Empire of Passion, dir. Nagisa Ôshima (8:30 PM, Luna cinema)

Closing Concert

We’ll end the second edition of Timeless Film Festival Warsaw on a high note with a magical closing event: a screening of The Miracle of Flowers accompanied by a live performance from Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry (Snowdrops), starting at 8:30 PM. Filmed between 1922 and 1925, this silent masterpiece blends time-lapse sequences of blooming flowers with narrative and ballet scenes. A poetic tribute to the natural world, the film reminds us that plants have lives of their own. Ott and Gabry have composed a dreamlike, organic soundscape that beautifully complements Max Reichmann’s images with musical lyricism.