On March 7th, 1953, Katowice was renamed Stalonogród (Stalin Town) and, by the power of the same decree, the Katowice Voivodeship became the Stalinogrodzkie one. The latest film by Maciej Muzyczuk discusses various nuances of that period.
“Kutzowizna”, a documentary directed by Mirosława Sikorska, portrays an extraordinary man – it is a story about the life and creative activity of Kazimierz Kutz.
“Wojciech Kilar. Credo” is a sincere confession of a man aware of his life and creative choices. The filmmakers bring the personality of the artist closer to the audience – the artist who has been following his individual, fully independent way for years.
Directed by Dagmara Drzyzga, this documentary is devoted to a long and colourful history of the Kinoteatr “Rialto”, which on January 15th, 2013, celebrated its one hundredth birthday.
Thanks to the latest technological innovations, Lech Majewski animated the famous painting “The Procession to Calvary” by Pieter Breugel the Elder. In the film, Rutger Hauer played the part of Breugel along with – among others – Michael York, who was impersonating the banker Jonghelinck.
A film biography of Franz Waxman, a composer of film music who came from Chorzów and who won an Oscar twice. He was working in the 40s and 50s of the 20th century, i.e. during the golden era of Hollywood.
A recording of the “Korez” Theatre performance screening, directed by Robert Talarczyk and Mirosław Neinert – an adaptation of the novel titled “Cholonek – the Good God of Clay” by Janosch (Horst Ecker). It portrays Silesians against a background of historical events, illustrating the Silesian mentality, sense of humour and fate of the inhabitants of Zabrze.
