Those who seek art, a thoughtful story and superb craftsmanship at the cinema will reserve four Mondays in February. The Film Discussion Club’s February titles are “Citizen Kane”, “Amadeus”, “Tokyo Story” and “Death in Venice”.
“Citizen Kane”, directed by Orson Welles, holds first place on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) list of the most important films of all time. Despite the latest review, it still remains at the top of the ranking created by filmmakers, critics and art historians. The film tells the story of a peculiar journalistic investigation uncovering the complex personality of the deceased press magnate Charles Foster Kane.
Milos Forman’s “Amadeus” did not remain on the list of the 100 most important films after the latest review. But the story of Mozart’s genius and his antagonist, the Italian Antonio Salieri (court composer to Emperor Joseph II of Austria), is told with artistry and grace. It continues to prompt much reflection on human passions and talents.
“Tokyo Story” is an offering from Japanese cinema. Director Yasujiro Ozu tells a story about old age and the feelings experienced because of it. The film has been recognized as a masterfully acted work about the pain of passing time and one of the most interesting achievements of the master of Japanese cinema.
The final offering is Lucchino Visconti’s adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novel “Death in Venice”. In his most famous work, the master asks about the spiritual and physical essence of beauty. Visconti portrays Venice as a beautiful place of death, where the story of a mature artist and composer’s fascination with a teenage Polish boy, Tadzio, unfolds.
The films will be screened in February, every Monday at 7:00 p.m.. A pass for all the films costs only 20 zlotys. Online reservations: kino.boleslawiec.pl.
(information from Grażyna Hanaf)