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Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (Niezwykła podróż Baltazara Kobera) dir. Wojciech Jerzy Has, Poland/France 1988
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The Long Strange Trips of Wojciech Jerzy Has
Wojciech Has’s final film is set in 16th-century Germany, beset by plague and religious persecution and rocked by the introduction of printing as a means of disseminating subversive ideas. After fleeing the Inquisition, young Balthazar (Rafał Wieczyński) and the alchemist Friedrich Cammerschulze (Michel Lonsdale, dubbed by Has’s favourite actor Gustaw Holoubek) travel across the country before ending up in Venice. This being a Wojciech Has film, the people they encounter range from the corporeal (priests, cabbalists, the latter echoing The Saragossa Manuscript) to the fantastical (the ghosts of Balthazar’s mother and twin brother, the Archangel Gabriel).
Wojciech Has’s final film is set in 16th-century Germany, beset by plague and religious persecution and rocked by the introduction of printing as a means of disseminating subversive ideas. After fleeing the Inquisition, young Balthazar (Rafał Wieczyński) and the alchemist Friedrich Cammerschulze (Michel Lonsdale, dubbed by Has’s favourite actor Gustaw Holoubek) travel across the country before ending up in Venice. This being a Wojciech Has film, the people they encounter range from the corporeal (priests, cabbalists, the latter echoing The Saragossa Manuscript) to the fantastical (the ghosts of Balthazar’s mother and twin brother, the Archangel Gabriel).
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06:30 pm
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Cinema 1
02:30 pm
Sat, 26 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
for the following requirements:
- 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
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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