event Cinematheque: Polish Film Festival

Though its lineup is small—only five films this year—the annual Polish Film Festival makes a valiant attempt to survey the contemporary cinema of a country that might otherwise get ignored in Madison's screening rooms and theaters. The offerings begin with some of the loopy, wry comedy we've come to expect from filmmakers in the post-Soviet world, in How Much Does The Trojan Horse Weigh? (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), about a woman who essentially goes back in time after beginning a happy second marriage. The lineup continues into a variety of dramas, from Snow White And The Russian Red (Friday, 9:30 p.m.)—in which a bigoted speed freak confronts a nihilistic urban existence—to Miracle Seller (Sunday, 4 p.m.), about a recovering addict who goes on a religious pilgrimage only to cross paths with a couple of runaway kids from Chechnya. See madison.avclub.com this week for a more detailed preview.

Though its lineup is small—only five films this year—the annual Polish Film Festival makes a valiant attempt to survey the contemporary cinema of a country that might otherwise get ignored in Madison's screening rooms and theaters. The offerings begin with some of the loopy, wry comedy we've come to expect from filmmakers in the post-Soviet world, in How Much Does The Trojan Horse Weigh? (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), about a woman who essentially goes back in time after beginning a happy second marriage. The lineup continues into a variety of dramas, from Snow White And The Russian Red (Friday, 9:30 p.m.)—in which a bigoted speed freak confronts a nihilistic urban existence—to Miracle Seller (Sunday, 4 p.m.), about a recovering addict who goes on a religious pilgrimage only to cross paths with a couple of runaway kids from Chechnya. See madison.avclub.com this week for a more detailed preview.

Though its lineup is small—only five films this year—the annual Polish Film Festival makes a valiant attempt to survey the contemporary cinema of a country that might otherwise get ignored in Madison's screening rooms and theaters. The offerings begin with some of the loopy, wry comedy we've come to expect from filmmakers in the post-Soviet world, in How Much Does The Trojan Horse Weigh? (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), about a woman who essentially goes back in time after beginning a happy second marriage. The lineup continues into a variety of dramas, from Snow White And The Russian Red (Friday, 9:30 p.m.)—in which a bigoted speed freak confronts a nihilistic urban existence—to Miracle Seller (Sunday, 4 p.m.), about a recovering addict who goes on a religious pilgrimage only to cross paths with a couple of runaway kids from Chechnya. See madison.avclub.com this week for a more detailed preview.