Ceau, Cinema! 13
JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE
Four films made in Poland, early in his career, by the great director Jerzy Skolimowski will be shown in restored copies, in a retrospective organized together with the Polish Institute in Bucharest. Produced before his departure into exile in the West, the four films in the retrospective are semi-autobiographical and have established Jerzy Skolimowski as one of the most original Polish and European filmmakers.
Identification Marks: None / Rysopis
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Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Elżbieta Czyżewska, Jerzy Skolimowski, Tadeusz Minc
Drama – Poland — 1965 — 1h 12min
Language: Polish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
A day in the life of student Andrzej who, between morning and late afternoon, gives up his studies, breaks up with his partner, and decides to join the army. Before his departure, Andrzej tries to put his life in order and encounters Barbara, the woman he feels he has been searching for all along.
Festivals: New York
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9:45 PM
Studio Cinema Terrace, Timișoara
In case of bad weather, the screening will be moved indoors.
Walkover / Walkower
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Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Aleksandra Zawieruszanka, Jerzy Skolimowski, Krzysztof Chamiec
Drama, Sport – Poland — 1965 — 1h 10min
Language: Polish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
The autobiographical second feature by Polish enfant terrible Jerzy Skolimowski echoes the French nouvelle vague in its extraordinarily stylized tale of a prizefighter who ducks a fight to romance a beautiful blonde.
Festivals: Cannes, Locarno, New York
Friday, July 17, 2026, 5:00 PM
Timiș Cinema, Timișoara
Barrier / Bariera
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Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Joanna Szczerbic, Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Łomnicki
Drama, Comedy – Poland — 1966 — 1h 17min
Language: Polish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
A rebellious student wants complete independence and seeks to overcome all the “barriers” in his life: money, age, status, and social conventions. However, he meets a young woman whose ideals are completely different from his own.
Festivals: BFI, New York, Sydney
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 5:00 PM
Timiș Cinema, Timișoara
Hands Up! / Ręce do góry
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Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Jerzy Skolimowski, Joanna Szczerbic, Tadeusz Łomnicki
Drama, Dark Comedy – Poland — 1968 / 1981 — 1h 17min
Language: Polish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
Hands Up! is an experimental two-part film that combines a 1981 documentary-style prologue with a surrealist feature banned in 1967. The film explores artistic censorship, compromised ideals, and historical memory, following five former medical students on a symbolic and reflective journey.
Festivals: Cannes, Polish Film Festival – Critic`s Award
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 2:30 PM
Studio Cinema, Timișoara