July 31st, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Some films pull you in with warmth and clarity. Others hold you at arm’s length, abstract and cold by design. Through and Through (1973), the debut feature by Polish director Grzegorz Królikiewicz, lands in the latter category. Set in 1930s Kraków, it tells the story of a struggling couple pushed to a breaking point, blending stark imagery […]
June 4th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Jan (Franciszek Trzeciak) and Maria (Anna Nieborowska) become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime. Remarkably filmed with precise close-ups and fragmented sound design creating a sense of unnerving dissonance, […]