Polish Filmmakers at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival!
‘Eo’ directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and ‘The Silent Twins’ by Agnieszka Smoczyńska have been included in the programme of the world's most prestigious film event.
Eo
Jerzy Skolimowski's latest film is among the pictures that will compete for the Cannes Palme d'Or. Eo is the story of a donkey that is taken on a ‘journey’ from a Polish circus to an Italian slaughterhouse. The film is Skolimowski's homage to one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of cinema – Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar.
The story of the unfortunate animal in Skolimowski's film is a starting point for a larger story about people and contemporary Europe, while the film itself plays with the convention of road cinema. Skolimowski is not only the director of the picture but also – together with Ewa Piaskowska – its co-screenwriter. The cast includes Sandra Drzymalska, Mateusz Kościukiewicz and Tomasz Organek, while Michał Dymek, one of the most talented cinematographers of the younger generation in Poland, was behind the camera. Jerzy Skolimowski's film is a Polish-Italian co-production.
Eo will compete for the Palme d'Or with such films as Tori and Lokita by the Dardenne brothers, Crimes Of The Future by David Cronenberg, Broker by Hirokazu Kore-eda and Decision To Leave by Chan-wook Park.
The Silent Twins
The second Polish accent at this year's Cannes Film Festival is the Polish-British co-production The Silent Twins directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska. The first English-language film by the director, who gained international recognition thanks to The Lure, will compete for Un Certain Regard.
The Silent Twins is based on a true story: the tale of twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, who refused to communicate with the outside world. The sisters communicated only with each other in their own invented language. Over time, their relationship developed became toxic – dangerous to both them and those around them. Their story was told by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace, and her book became the basis for the film’s script by Andrea Seigel.
The main roles are played by Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and Tamara Lawrance (On Chesil Beach). The Polish producers of the film are Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Bogna Szewczyk and Ewa Puszczyńska. The music for the film was composed by Marcin Macuk (of the band Pogodno) and Zuzanna Wrońska. The cinematographer is Jakub Kijowski, who regularly works with Smoczyńska.
Main Competition
- Les Amandiers, directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
- Holy Spider, directed by Ali Abbasi
- Crimes Of The Future, directed by David Cronenberg
- Stars At Noon, directed by Claire Denis
- Frère Et Soeur, directed by Arnaud Desplechin
- Tori And Lokita, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- Armageddon Time, directed by James Gray
- Close, directed by Lukas Dhont
- Broker, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
- RMN, directed by Cristian Mungiu
- Triangle Of Sadness, directed by Ruben Ostlund
- Showing Up, directed by Kelly Reichardt
- Decision To Leave, directed by Park Chan-wook
- Nostalgia, directed by Mario Martone
- Tchaikovski’s Wife, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
- Boy From Heaven, directed by Tarik Saleh
- Leila’s Brothers, directed by Saeed Roustaee
- Eo, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Un Certain Regard
- Les Pires, directed by Lisa Akoka, Romane Gueret
- Burning Days, directed by Emin Alper
- Metronom, directed by Alexandru Belc
- All The People I’ll Never Be, directed by Davy Chou
- Sick Of Myself, directed by Kristoffer Borgli
- Domingo And The Mist, directed by Ariel Escalante Meza
- Plan 75, directed by Hayakawa Chie
- Beast, directed by Riley Keough, Gina Gammell
- Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer
- Butterfly Vision, directed by Maksim Nakonechnyi
- The Silent Twins, directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- The Stranger, directed by Thomas M Wright
- Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq
- Rodeo, directed by Lola Quivoron
- Godland, directed by Hlynur Palmason
The 75th Cannes Film Festival will run from 17th-25th May 2022.
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