ESCAPE FROM THE 'LIBERTY' CINEMA
- 92 min
- Poland
- Retrospective
- 6 years
- 2 Screenings
Rabkiewicz works for the Polish censorship authorities and firmly believes that censorship is necessary for all art. One day, he is summoned to a local cinema where something extraordinary occurs: the actors in a banal romantic film break the fourth wall, sabotage the screening, and hurl insults at the audience. Reality itself begins to unravel, with spontaneous operatic outbursts in the streets and escalating chaos. Tasked with restoring order, Rabkiewicz must confront both his profession and his faith in the system he serves.
Read moreThis absurd comedy elegantly blends political satire with surreal wit. With clear nods to Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), director Wojciech Marczewski plays with the boundary between screen and reality, portraying a society in decay – where power clings to rules while people long for freedom.
Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema is both hilarious and a powerful reminder of the subversive force of art.
Another Marczewski-film, Shivers (1981), is also screened at Kosmorama 2026.
Screenings
| Monday 02. march 15.00 | 15.00 | Cinemateket |
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| Saturday 07. march 12.00 | 12.00 | Cinemateket |
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Information
| Original title | UCIECZKA Z KINA ’WOLNOSC’ | |
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| Director | WOJCIECH MARCZEWSKI | |
| Year | 1990 | |
| Length | 92 min | |
| Country | Poland | |
| Language | polish | |
| Subtitles | english | |
| Cast | JANUSZ GAJOS, ZBIGNIEW ZAMACHOWSKI, TERESA MARCZEWSKA |
