The Welts
A psychological drama in the best Eastern European tradition (think Krzysztof Zanussi, who produced), Magdalena Piekorz’s debut feature impressively handles existential and political themes. A box office hit in Poland, the film tells of an abused boy’s difficulty growing into a healthy man. In the film’s first half, Wojciech‘s troubled childhood with an autocratic father is crafted with striking visual flair and pointed irony, and mirrors the Communist regimentation and Catholic suppression in 80s Poland. His maturation in the second half demonstrates Freud’s credo: “The Child is the Father of the Man,” but goes further, to complete an ambitious chronicle of his-tory and personal fate. Poland, 2004. 91 min.
M-28a Mon Mar 28 at 6pm
W-29a Tue Mar 29 at 6pm
W-29b Tue Mar 29 at 8:30pm
A Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
W Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
M The Museum of Modern Art