THE PROFESSOR. ABOUT LESZEK KOLAKOWSKI
(PROFESOR. O LESZKU KOŁAKOWSKIM)



2005, 58 min., Poland
DIRECTION:
Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz
SCRIPT:
Andrzej Franaszek
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Rafal Paradowski
EDITING:
Grazyna Gradon
SOUND:
Robert Brudzinski
PRODUCER:
Agnieszka Traczewska
PRODUCTION:
Largo Film Studio

Leszek Kolakowski, an eminent philosopher and historian of ideas. After the events of March 1968, because of political reasons, the authorities of communist Poland introduced a ban on his publications and had him dismissed from the Warsaw University. He quickly found a job at the Oxford University. Now, after 37 years, he comes back to Warsaw to attend a celebration of his doctoral title award anniversary and takes this opportunity to visit old friends and places.

Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz

Born in 1954 in Cieplice Slaskie. Film director, scriptwriter. One of the most prolific Polish documentary filmmakers; made nearly 50 films. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw (painting, 1978) and the Radio and TV Department of the University of Silesia in Katowice (film directing, 1982). Her feature film debut was The End of the World (Kraj swiata, 1993). Her doc pics include award winning The Office (Urzad, 1986), awarded Golden Lajkonik and Silver Dragon at the Cracow FF '87, Cinema du Reel First Prize '88; Love Without Visa (Milosc bez wizy, 2001); Children of Revolution (Dzieci rewolucji, 2002); Diary.pl (Dziennik.pl, 2004); Krzysztof Kieslowski - Still Alive (2006).

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 7:00 pm. (Gallery Theatre)