Unknowns to get to know
Three Polish films, new productions by Xawery Żuławski, Michał Rosa and Konrad Niewolski, are part of the Tous les cinémas du monde section at the Cannes Film Festival, a showcase for “unknown” films from India, Lebanon, Africa, Colombia and Slovenia.
Żuławski’s Chaos [+see also:
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While Żuławski paints a lavish portrait of a generation of thirtysomethings, "naughty children" who either by choice or necessity find themselves excluded from society, Rosa goes for a more intimate approach with his story of average people in need a modest sum of money to save their dignity.
The third feature – Palimpsest [+see also:
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The crime story forms the main part of the film but as the story gradually advances a second layer is revealed to audiences – the policeman’s thoughts and feelings. In this film, it is up to the audience to distinguish reality from fantasy.
(Translated from French)
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