polish film festival: last night's tonight, for the second time

MN Film Arts are finishing their second go around of the three-night Twin Cities Polish FilmFest with three movies at St. Anthony Main tonight.  All descriptions come straight from the festival's website:


Thu 8/19

• OLDIES BUT GOODIES: POLISH ANIMATION  -  5pm

Funny, visually unique, and illustrated with music by the great Polish composers! A wonderful collection of short Polish animation for the whole family; coming courtesy of the International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! celebrating 40 years in 2009. Directors: Various

• OPERATION DANUBE  -  7pm

The 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia is comically retold in this Polish/Czech co-production. A proud yet bumbling tank squadron somehow manages to lose their way and crash into a Czech pub, which proceeds to unravel a nearly slapstick spectacle between the locals and lost soldiers. Director: Jacek Glomb

• THE OFFSIDERS  -  9:15pm

Up and coming Polish director, Kasia Adamik’s second film is a hopeful, quirky drama following the unlikely journey of a group of down-and-outers vying for a spot in the Homeless World Cup. Winner of Golden Teeth Audience Award at Polish Film Festival, Chicago. Director: Kasia Adami



Can't say I'm familiar with any of these, but there's a strib article here if you want to get more learned.