Thursday at Timeless: 22 Reasons to Celebrate Cinema
There are exactly 22 good reasons to spend your Thursday in full festival mode. The first screening kicks off at 11:00 AM, the last wraps up around 10:30 PM. Each one is a chance to fall in love with cinema all over again. Here’s a taste of what’s in store.
Tribute to David Lynch
A visionary, master of unsettling atmosphere, and one of the most versatile directors in film history – David Lynch is front and center in one of this year’s retrospectives. On Thursday, the Tribute to David Lynch section features Wild at Heart (5:30 PM, Ziemia Obiecana), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1990, and the darkly poetic noir Blue Velvet (8:30 PM, Luna Cinema).
Meet the Filmmakers
Thursday kicks off with a special screening of Potop Redivivus at 11:00 AM in Muranów cinema, followed by a conversation with the film’s star Daniel Olbrychski and editor Marcin Kot Bastkowski. The event will be hosted by film journalist Błażej Hrapkowicz.
Later in the afternoon, head to Kino Iluzjon for Supervision and a talk with director Wiesław Saniewski, also the author of the book Wolny strzelec pod nadzorem. The discussion will be moderated by Emil Sowiński, PhD in the humanities and author of Niezależni producenci. Studio Filmowe im. Karola Irzykowskiego w latach 1981–2005.
In the evening, we return to Muranów Cinema for a screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation at 8:15 PM. The film will be introduced with a TEDx-style talk by Maciej Jarkowiec, journalist, essayist, and curator of the Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. New Hollywood 1967–1980 section.
Festival Merch Is Here!
Elegant is the word. This year’s merch collection features gold and purple accents – a cinematic springtime souvenir you’ll want to take home. Tote bags, posters, coffee, and festival caps are now available at Kino Muranów.
A Cinematic Feast Awaits!
If you’re hungry for great films, the festival’s biggest section has plenty to offer today: Golden Age Hollywood in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (2:30 PM, Ziemia Obiecana), Jane Campion’s celebrated The Piano (3:00 PM, Luna cinema). The ultimate pop culture ode to female friendship, Thelma & Louise (3:15 PM, Iluzjon cinema). The epic and intimate mystery of The Name of the Rose (3:45 PM, Muranów cinema).
A Tribute to Pasolini
More than 30 years after the tragic death of Pier Paolo Pasolini, his friend and collaborator David Grieco attempts to uncover the truth in The Ploy. Based on real testimony, documents, and unconfirmed evidence, this film is less a biopic and more a cinematic investigation. Don’t miss the screening at 6:00 PM in Iluzjon Cinema.
And for the Night Owls…
When the screenings end, the conversations begin. Join us at the festival club in Bar Studio (Plac Defilad 1) for late-night talks, music, and planning tomorrow’s cinematic journey.