Zanussi is coming in conjunction with a program created by Martin Scorsese, titled “Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema.”
Scorsese’s program plans to bring 21 classic Polish films to United States audiences and bring greater attention to the films produced in Poland.
“This is a cinema of personal vision, social commitment and poetic responsibility,” Scorsese said in a press release.
Zanussi was born in 1939 in Warsaw, Poland. He studied philosophy and physics in college before graduating from the Lodz Film School in 1966.
Since then, he has worked as a screenwriter, director, producer, author and stage director for a variety of productions.
The films he produces are normally focused on metaphysical questions and philosophical dramas experienced in daily life.
The IU Cinema is screening three of Zanussi’s films, which will be presented in Polish with ?English subtitles.
Zanussi is scheduled to be present Sept. 12 and 13 at the IU Cinema at the screenings of his movies.
The schedule is as ?follows:
7 p.m. Sept. 6 “The Illumination”
This 1972 film follows a physics student who is trying to find the meaning of life.
3 p.m. Sept. 12 Zanussi’s lecture
A 45-minute onstage interview with Zanussi will be led by Paige Rasmussen from IU’s Polish Studies Center.
The audience will be able to participate in a Q&A session after the lecture. Tickets are not required, but seating is limited.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 “Camouflage”
“Camouflage” is a 1976 comedy about the academic relationship between a young linguistics professor and his older colleague.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 “The Constant Factor”
This 1980 film is about a young man who wants to climb the Himalayas like his dad did, but because his mother is dying, he is unable to fulfill his dream.
Each movie screening is free but requires tickets, which are available at the IU Auditorium box office or at the IU Cinema starting one hour before the film starts.
Alison Graham
