Film Screening: Cold War (2018)
Thursday, February 20, 2020
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Storrs Campus
The William Benton Museum of Art
Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
Set against the backdrop of the 1950s Cold War in Poland, two people of differing backgrounds and temperaments begin an almost impossible romance.
This is a historical period drama directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on 10 May 2018. Critics praised its acting, screenplay, direction and cinematography.
After the film, Professor Friedemann Weidauer, German Studies at UConn, will hold a short discussion about the period.
Rating: 92% by Rotten Tomatoes
This screening is part of the Human Rights Institute Film Series at UConn.
A short discussion follows with Friedemann Weidauer, Professor of German at UConn. https://benton.uconn.edu/friedemann-weidauer/
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