BENEK
(BENEK)



2007, 95 min., Poland, Austria
Polish with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Robert Glinski
SCRIPT:
Irena Morawska, Jerzy Morawski
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Jan Budzowski
ART DIRECTION:
Anna Wunderlich
MUSIC:
Marcin Pospieszalski, Jan Smoczynski, Zbigniew Zborowski
EDITING:
Krzysztof Szpetmanski
SOUND:
Maria Chilarecka-Barczynska
PRODUCED BY:
Apple Film Production
PRODUCERS:
Dariusz Jablonski, Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcik

CAST:
Marcin Tyrol (Benek Kacik), Miroslawa Zak (Danka), Magdalena Poplawska Otylia), Zbigniew Stryj (Eryk Kacik), Andrzej Mastalerz ("Chrystusik"), Krystyna Ulewicz-Rutkowska (Benek's mother)

A 29-year-old Benek decides to start a new life . He takes his severance pay and leaves the coal mine forever, yet his succesive attempts to find a new job misfire. When it seems that he hit the bottom, love makes him find the strength and persistence that make the fortune reverse. He saves not only himself but also his fellow coalminers and he wins the woman he loves. Full of humor, universal tale about hope.

ROBERT GLINSKI
Born in 1952 in Warsaw. Director and screenwriter. Graduated from architecture at the Warsaw Polytechnic (1975) and film direction at the Lodz Film School (1979). Author of documentaries. Director of TV Theatre plays. Laureate of many awards at Polish and international festivals. In September of 2008 he became Rector of the Lodz Film School.

FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY

2007 Benek (Benek);
2005 The Call of the Toad (Wrozby kumaka);
Landscape [in:] Solidarity, Solidarity (Krajobraz [w:] Solidarnosc, Solidarnosc);
2004 Holiday Weekend [in:] Polish Holidays (Dlugi weekend [w:] Swieta polskie);Best Film Award at the Multimedia "Happy End" Film Festival in Wroclaw.
2001 Hi Tereska (Czesc Tereska); Krzysztow Kieslowski Award at the FF in Denver
2000 Izabela (Izabela);
1997 Love Me and Do What You Wish (Kochaj i rob co chcesz);
1996 Mother of Her Own Mother (Matka swojej matki);
1992 All That Really Matters (Wszystko co najwazniejsze); Grand Prix Award at the PFF in Gdynia
1990 Supervision (Superwizja);
1988 Swan Song (Labedzi spiew); Best Director Award at PFF in Gdynia
1985 Poisonous Plants (Rosliny trujace);
1983 Sunday Pranks (Niedzielne igraszki); Special Press Award at the PFFin Gdynia '86

Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 9pm (PICKWICK THEATRE)
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 at 6.30pm (FACETS CINEMATHEQUE)