UM Lublin: November is the month of sports | city movie

Posted On: November 3, 2022

Culture workshops in Lublin invite you to 33rd installment of the City film series. In November, viewers will see both feature films and documentaries, featuring legendary personalities from the sports world, various disciplines and competitions, memorable events and moments in history.

Sports subjects are often an interesting starting point for filmmakers to consider the essence of competition itself, but also for stories about values, dedication, friendship and passion. In the November edition of the City film project, cinema depicting team disciplines and individual activities will be presented. There will be popular sports and definitely more niche ones. There will be a lot of emotions, great emotions, moments of triumph, but also a good dose of humor.

November 2022 program:

November 2, 2022 at 7 p.m. – “Le Vainqueur”, dir. Stephen Hopkins, Time 134′, 2016;
November 9, 2022 at 7 p.m. – “La Course”, dir. Ron Howard, Time 123′, 2013;
November 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. – “I am the best. Me, Tonya”, dir. Craig Gillespie, time 119′, 2017;
November 23, 2022 at 7 p.m. – “The Warrior”, dir. Gavin O’Connor, Time 140′, 2011;
November 30, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. – “Escape to Victory”, dir. John Huston, time 116′, 1981

Winner

Winner – The film tells the true story of a black athlete, Jesse Owens, and his famous Olympic debut in Berlin in 1936. Adolf Hitler has already come to power in Germany, and the fashions of his criminal machine begin to run faster and faster. The Games were to be a new propaganda tool for the Nazis and to prove the supremacy of the white race. Director Leni Riefenstahl becomes the main architect of this process. In these difficult and sometimes even dangerous conditions, Owens and his trainer Larry Snyder will write their incredible history on the pages of the sport. The “winner” is, on the one hand, a portrait of the grandmaster and an account of his struggles on the track, and on the other hand, a symbolic clash of values such as tolerance and fair play in a confrontation with the ideology of total evil.

Race

Race – director Ron Howard, over his years in Hollywood, has accustomed us to the fact that he’s a master at telling gripping stories; and this whatever the species in which it evolves. This was the case with the fairy tale “Willow”, the cosmic “Apollo 13” or the political “Frost/Nixon”. In “Race”, which takes place on the edge of the cinema chair, he evokes the mythical duel of two Formula 1 champions. One is the perfect and inflexible Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl), the other is the audacious and uncompromising British James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). Their rivalry and struggle on the circuits has definitely gone down in sports history. The photos and editing of the racing scenes themselves certainly deserve separate words of appreciation, which puts “Race” high on the list of so-called car cinema.

I’m the best. Me Tonya

I’m the best. I, Tonya – an excellent film based on the authentic story of American figure skater Tonya Harding. Harding is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in her sport’s history, but the world remembers her for a whole different reason. This is, of course, a scandal related to the aggression of her Olympic teammate, and at the same time direct rival of Nancy Kerrigan. In his film, director Craig Gillespie attempts to shed a slightly different light on the whole story: to show how quickly the public can pass judgment on an individual and what role the media and immediate family members played in the whole the case. America loves winners and can rise to the top in a split second, while brutally knocking down losers. Bold roles were created in the film by Margot Robbie as Tonya and Oscar winner Allison Janney as the main character’s obnoxious mother.

Warrior

Warrior – harsh, brutal and at the same time emotionally engaging cinema by Gavin O’Connor. The story of two brothers and their father, all their life associated with martial arts in the MMA formula. The action of the film takes place in Pittsburgh, where, after years of military service, returns the youngest brother, Tommy (the excellent Tom Hardy). There he meets his alcoholic father and former coach (Nick Nolte), as well as his older brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), with whom he has long had a serious and unresolved conflict. Family paths will cross again when all the heroes are joined by a grand mixed martial arts tournament, with a gigantic financial prize for the winner. Of course, where there is big money, there are big emotions and risks, and each of the characters will have to face them both in and out of the ring.

Escape to victory

Escape to Victory – a classic war movie with an extensive football plot and a star cast. Behind the camera is one of the great masters of cinematic storytelling, John Huston, and the main roles are held by Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Sylvester Stallone. The action of the film takes place during the Second World War in a German camp, where prisoners of war from various countries are held. It turns out that there are also outstanding footballers among them, and this triggers the idea of arranging a show match between Germany and the representation of prisoners at the head of the camp. The obvious propaganda purpose of this meeting is to humiliate the prisoners and achieve a spectacular victory for the Nazis. For the camp team, however, this may be an opportunity for a daring escape. Years later, “Escape to Victory” is still a perfectly filmed and narrated movie that’s always fun to come back to. It’s important to note that football icons of that era did well in supporting roles, including Pele, Bobby Moore or our own Kazimierz Deyna.