Februrary Krakow Poland Center for Jewish Culture

EXHIBITIONS AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE

Auschwitz - My Inspiration - exhibition of drawings by Paweł Warchoł
Exhibition on display until Feb. 17th, 2010.

Krynica, Muszyna, Żegiestów Portrayed on Old Postcards - exhibition of postcards from the collection of Muszyna Almanac.
Exhibition on display until March 25th 2010.

T H E C O N F E R E N C E C E N T E R
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organizes conferences and seminars

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The Mayor's Office in Krakow

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JUDAICA FOUNDATION
Center for Jewish Culture

PROGRAM

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0

Krakow - Kazimierz

WW II in Movies - An Alternative Look

Wednesday, February 3rd, 6:00 p.m.
WW II in Movies - An Alternative Look -
lecture by Prof. Tadeusz Lubelski.
Eroica - a heroic symphony in two parts, and part 3, the Nun - war drama directed by Andrzej Munk, starring Edward Dziewoński,
Kazimierz Rudzki, Tadeusz Janczar, Teresa Szmigielówna (1957, 130 min.).
The film is one of the top achievements of the "Polish cinematic school" and a settling of scores with mythologizing of WWII.
Winner of Grand Prix at Mar Del Plata Festival and the "Warsaw Siren" Prize of the Polish Film Critics.

Thursday, February 4th, 6:00 p.m.
To Be or Not to Be - war comedy whose action takes place in the occupied Warsaw, directed by Alan Johnson, starring Mel Brooks (USA,
1983, 108 min.).

Monday, February 8th, 6:00 p.m.
An Italian in Warsaw - war comedy, directed by Stanisław Lenartowicz, starring Zbigniew Cybulski and Elżbieta Czyżewska. (1964, 99
min.).

Wednesday, February 10th, 6:00 p.m.
How I Unleashed World War, part one - war comedy directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, starring Marian Kociniak (1969, 86 min.).

Thursday, February 11th, 6:00 p.m.
How I Unleashed World War, parts two and three - war comedy directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, starring Marian Kociniak (1969, 145
min.).
The People's Prize at the Lubuskie Lato Filmowe, Łagów 1970.

Wednesday, February 15th, 6:00 p.m.
A Centennial of Irena Sendler's Birth
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler - film directed by John K. Harrison, starring Anna Paguin. A story of Jewish children rescued
by Irena Sendler from the Warsaw Ghetto (USA, 2009, 120 min.).

Tuesday, February 16th, 6:00 p.m.
Where is General - war comedy directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, starring Elżbieta Czyżewska and Jerzy Turek (1964, 92 min.)

Wednesday, February 17th, 6:00 p.m.
La Grande Vadrouille - war comedy directed by Gérard Oury, starring Bourvil and Louis de Funés. A house painter and a conductor
try to help the British airmen shot over Paris to escape over the demarcation line (Great Britain, France, 1966, 101 min.)

Friday, February 19th, 6:00 p.m.
Krynica, Muszyna, Żegiestów Portrayed on Old Postcards - vernissage of the exhibition of postcards from the collection of Muszyna
Almanac.

Saturday, February 20th, 11:00 a.m.
Book auction organized by the Antiquarian Bookstore RARA AVIS in Krakow.
More detailed information available at www.raraavis.krakow.pl

Monday, February 22nd, 6:00 p.m.
The Great Dictator - iconic film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin (USA, 1940, 126 min.). A prophetic movie by the
cinematographic genius who as one of the first people foresaw Hitler's madness and the threat of Nazism.

Wednesday, February 24th, 6:00 p.m.
Train de vie - film directed by Radu Mihaileanu (France, 1998, 103 min.).
Winner of the International Federation of Film Critics' Prize (FIPRESCI) at the Venice Film Festival in 1998 and David di Donatello
Prize awarded by the Italian Motion Picture Academy in 1999.

Thursday, February 25th, 6:00 p.m.
Life is Beautiful - winner of many prizes, war comedy and drama directed by and starring Roberto Benigni (Italy, 1997, 116 min.).

Free admission