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7—14 kwietnia 2025

Warszawa

April 7—14, 2025

Warsaw

Sam Peckinpah and His Wild Bunch

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After the festival concludes, the Sam Peckinpah retrospective will continue at Iluzjon Cinema. As part of the program, audiences will have the opportunity to see a complete retrospective of the director’s works.

The retrospective is organized in collaboration with the festival’s main partner: The National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute.

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“Bloody Sam” – this infamous nickname often followed the creator of The Wild Bunch. He was called a paranoid, accused of glorifying violence, and frequently had his films censored or cut. Critics boxed him in as the director of revisionist Westerns, a label that oversimplifies the legacy of Sam Peckinpah. His films, among the most provocative in American cinema, often outraged Hollywood studio heads, pushing boundaries well ahead of their time. Their impact on contemporary filmmaking, including in Europe, is undeniable, making it worth revisiting Peckinpah’s work from a fresh perspective.

The program of Timeless Film Festival Warsaw will feature eight films by the director, while the full retrospective (14 titles) will be presented at kino Iluzjon after the festival concludes.

This retrospective is curated by Marcin Pieńkowski.

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