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An Uneventful Story (Nieciekawa historia) dir. Wojciech Jerzy Has, Poland 1983
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The Long Strange Trips of Wojciech Jerzy Has
Has’ first film in a decade was this wistful adaptation of a Chekhov short story, depicting a routine couple of days in the life of an elderly professor (Gustaw Holoubek) dealing with tedious professional and personal matters while musing about whether his long life has any particularly significant meaning. He loathes his daughter’s fiancé, despairs at his students’ intellectual unadventurousness, and the one person that he truly likes, Katarzyna (Hanna Mikuć), turns out to have problems of her own. The title is, of course, ironic: the events may be routine, but they construct a psychological portrait of a complicated man.
Has’ first film in a decade was this wistful adaptation of a Chekhov short story, depicting a routine couple of days in the life of an elderly professor (Gustaw Holoubek) dealing with tedious professional and personal matters while musing about whether his long life has any particularly significant meaning. He loathes his daughter’s fiancé, despairs at his students’ intellectual unadventurousness, and the one person that he truly likes, Katarzyna (Hanna Mikuć), turns out to have problems of her own. The title is, of course, ironic: the events may be routine, but they construct a psychological portrait of a complicated man.
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06:30 pm
Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Cinema 1
04:10 pm
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Cinema 2
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Cinema 1
- Both our Cinemas have step free access from The Mall and are accessible by ramp
- We have 1 wheelchair allocated space with a seat for a companion
- All seats are hard back, have a crushed velvet feel and they do not recline
- These are our seat size dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 52
- Arm rest either side of the seat dimensions: L 27 x W 7 x H 20
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Cinema 2
- Both our Cinemas have step free access from The Mall and are accessible by ramp
- All seats are hard back, have a crushed velvet feel and they do not recline
- These are our seat size dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 52
- Arm rest either side of the seat dimensions: L 27 x W 7 x H 20
for the following requirements:
- We have a removable seat to create a wheelchair allocated space, please contact to organise this prior to the date and time of the screening
- We have unassigned seating. If you require a specific seat, please reserve this in advance
- Free for visitors where ticket prices are a barrier, please email
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