CLOSED V.I.P. SCREENING

SCRATCH
(RYSA)



2008, 89 min., Poland
Polish with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Michal Rosa
SCRIPT:
Michal Rosa
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Marcin Koszlka
ART DIRECTION:
Jagna Janicka
MUSIC MUZYKA:
Stanislaw Radwan
EDITING:
Krzysztof Szpetmanski
SOUND:
Piotr Domaradzki
PRODUCED BY:
Filmcontract
PRODUCERS:
Henryk Romanowski, Dariusz Sidor

CAST:
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak (Joanna), Krzysztof Stroinski (Jan), Miroslawa Marcheluk (Nastka), Teresa Marczewska (Hanka), Ryszrd Filipski (Marczak), Jerzy Nowak (Leon), Kinga Preis (Zosia), Jerzy Schejbal (Jacek), Stanislaw Radwan (Iwo)

Present day Krakow, academic circles. Joanna and Jan, a married couple that has lived in harmony for many years becomes caught up in their past: a supposed collaboration of Jan with the secret police. Unconfirmed suspicion casts a shadow on their relationship.

MICHAL ROSA
Born in 1963 in Zabrze. Screenwriter and film director. Graduated from the Silesian Polytechnic (architecture) in 1988 and the Radio & TV School at Silesian University (film directing) in 1992. Since the mid-90's, a lecturer there.

FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY:

2008 Scratch (Rysa), Award for Best Script at PFFA in Gdynia '08;
2006 What Sun Has Seen (Co slonko widzialo), Special Jury Prize in Gdynia '08;
2001 Silence (Cisza), Award for Best Directing in Gdynia '02; Ecumenical Jury Award at IFF in Karlovy Vary '02;
1997 Paint (Farba), The Film Clubs Award at PFF in Gdynia '97;
1994 Hectic Thursday (Goracy czwartek), Best Debut Award at PFF in Gdynia '94.

Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 7pm (AMC RIVER EAST 21)