SHIVERS
- 106 min
- Poland
- Retrospective
- 12 years
- 2 Screenings
Wojciech Marczewski’s autobiographical film Shivers is set in the mid-1950s and follows teenage boy Tomek growing up under a totalitarian regime. When police raid his family home and arrest his father, Tomek is sent to a communist youth camp – where he comes face to face with the ideology that tore his family apart.
Read moreThe film is a powerful and personal exposé of a totalitarian system’s use of brainwashing and psychological oppression. Though briefly screened upon completion in 1981, it was subsequently banned by Polish censors and withheld for three years.
The resistance Shivers encountered deeply affected Marczewski, who went on to direct only three more films. Nevertheless, he remained a central figure in Polish cinema, particularly as a teacher at the Lódź Film School.
Another Marczewski film, Escape From the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990), will also be screened at Kosmorama 2026.
Screenings
| Monday 02. march 17.00 | 17.00 | Cinemateket |
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| Saturday 07. march 14.00 | 14.00 | Cinemateket |
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Information
| Original title | DRESZCZE | |
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| Director | WOJCIECH MARCZEWSKI | |
| Year | 1981 | |
| Length | 106 min | |
| Country | Poland | |
| Language | polish | |
| Subtitles | english | |
| Cast | TOMASZ HUDZIEC, TERESA MARCZEWSKA, MAREK KONDRAT |
