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OPENING NIGHT
2013 Oscar Selection, Poland
WALESA. MAN OF HOPE
[Wałe˛sa. Człowiek z nadziei]
Opening Night: Thu, Dec 5, 7:15 (also showing Sat,
Dec 7, 1:00)
Andrzej Wajda (KATYN, ASHES AND DIAMONDS) brings
the story of Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement to the
big screen. Robert Wieckiewicz (IN DARKNESS) is magnetic
as Walesa, while Agnieszka Grochowska shines as his loyal
wife, Danuta. The sharp screenplay by Janusz Glowacki
hinges on Walesa’s landmark 1981 interview, just months
before Poland declared martial law, with Italian journalist
Oriana Fallaci (Maria Rosaria Omaggio), recounting in
flashback the previous decade-and-a-half of activism; Walesa
would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. Official
Selection, 2013 Venice, Toronto, London, Warsaw Film
Festivals.
DIR Andrzej Wajda; SCR Janusz Glowacki; PROD Michal Kwiecinski. Poland,
2013, color, 128 min. In Polish and Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Now in its 26th year, the AFI European
Union Film Showcase continues
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European cinema to Washington
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This year's selection of more than
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Contents
AFI European Union Film Showcase
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Holiday Classics
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10
Danny Kaye Centennial
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11
Special Engagements
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Year in Review/Supporters
Acknowledgement
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Calendar
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On the cover:
WALESA. MAN OF HOPE
[Wałe˛
sa. Człowiek z nadziei], courtesy of
Telewizja Polska
Editor:
Julie Hill
Production Manager:
Rebecca Lentz-Fernandes
Production Coordinator:
Alice Massie
Director of Programming:
Todd Hitchcock
Associate Programmer:
Josh Gardner
Design:
Lauren Bellamy, Washington Post Media
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Courtesy of Telewizja Polska
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Cultural Sponsors:
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Embassy of Poland
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