Event: Polish Cinema Spotlight: Dr Monika Maslowska Introduces Andrzej Żuławski's Cosmos (2015) at Spazju Kreativ as part of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Film Festival
Date: 29 September 2024
Time: 17:00-19:30
Venue: Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
As part of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Film Festival, Dr Monika Maslowska of University of Malta, Faculty of Media and Knowledge Science, will introduce the Polish film Cosmos (2015) at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta. The festival, which runs from 24 to 29 September, presents a selection of European cinema and is supported by twelve embassies and cultural institutions.
Directed by renowned Polish filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski, Cosmos (2015) is a loose adaptation of Witold Gombrowicz’s novel (1965) of the same name. In her introduction, Dr Maslowska’s will provide context to both the film and its literary origins, emphasizing Gombrowicz's distinctive literary style alongside Żuławski’s interpretation of the work, which has been described as “like absinthe distilled secretly in a prison cell.”
This screening holds particular significance as 2024 marks the 120th anniversary of Gombrowicz’s birth, designating this the “Year of Gombrowicz”. Considered by many critics to be the best adaptation of his novel to date, Cosmos represents an important contribution to Polish cinema.
The screening of Cosmos will take place on Sunday 29 September 2024, at 17:00 at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.
More information about this Event is available online.