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Cinema Under the Stars
As the historic urban space of Toruń constitutes an unforgettable experience in itself, weshall let you have a taste of it during this year’s edition of the festival. Once again, we aregoing to meet in the yard of the Old Town City Hall in Toruń where you will have a chance to watch five films we have selected for that particular scenery: More »

Castle Cinema
Let us take you back to the 1980s, amidst the unique scenery of the ruins of the Teutonic Castle, when some of the legendary horror films, now considered ‘cult classics’ were made. Although many of them were remade – some even saw many sequels made to continue the original idea – our intention is to show you the archetypes of the characters that have forever gone down in the history of this particular genre. The genre that is adored by so many devoted cinema goers. More »

Must See Must Be
The section Must See Must Bee is a summary of the films screened during the most important film festivals around the world which even the most knowledgeable film enthusiasts might have missed, when making an effort to digest the plethora of new film productions. More »

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Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The

Kucharz, złodziej, jego żona i jej kochanka · dir. Peter Greenaway
France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom 1989, 124’

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The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals… at her husband’s restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable which has been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.

Director:Peter Greenaway
Screenplay:Peter Greenaway
Music:Michael Nyman
Cinematography:Sacha Vierny
Editing:John Wilson
Cast:Tim Roth, Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon
Awards:Najlepszy Film Nieanglojęzyczny / Best Foreign Movie (Nagroda Stowarzyszenia Krytyków Filmowych w Chicago / Chicago Film Critics Association Awards)