Martin Scorsese presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema
Dir: Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Poland, 1966, 153 mins, cert 12A
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Sun 24 May 2015 // 15:00
Tickets: £5 / £4
An epic production nominated for both the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award®, Pharaoh treats the life of young Egyptian ruler Ramses XIII (Jerzy Zelnik). With his young passions and idealism, he faces the cold pragmatism of the country's external enemies and internal struggles. Riddled with psychological, moral, and philosophical questions on the nature of power, Pharaoh is no mere sword-and-sandal drama, but a strident protest against morally corrupt politics. This deeply profound artistic endeavour, previously released internationally only in a severely truncated version, has now been restored to its spectacular original form.
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Martin Scorsese presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema is currently organised by DI Factory, all DOTS, Propaganda Foundation and The Film Foundation, in cooperation with Tor, Zebra and Kadr film studios, in partnership with the National Audiovisual Institute of Poland, and with the support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Film Institute.
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