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36 FILMS A – Z [C – D] The 31st Cleveland International Film Festival
CENTRAL AND EASTERN
EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION
The Collector
(Komornik)
Directed by Feliks Falk
POLAND 2005
93 minutes
Tuesday, March 20
2:30 PM I Code COLL20
Wednesday, March 21
9:30 AM I Code COLL21
Thursday, March 22
12:15 PM I Code COLL22
Lucek Bohme is the most ruthless debt
collector around. A swaggering Polish
yuppie, he terrorizes the aging, debt-ridden
industrial town of Walbrzych, repossessing
some of the citizenry’s most cherished
items without a hint of remorse. With the
law always on his side, he follows the
agency’s guidelines to a fault, brandishing
his collection warrants like badges of honor.
Lucek’s most infuriating trait, though, is
that he’s incorruptible. But soon, a former
love reappears. And one of his young clients
commits an unspeakable act. These events
set Lucek on the road to realizing that he’s
hidden his humanity behind the letter of
the law for too long. It remains to be seen
whether THE COLLECTOR’s attempts at
redemption come too late. (In Polish with
English subtitles) —B.B.
Producers~Janusz Morgenstern, Jerzy Buchwald,
Doroto Ostrowska-Orlińska, Andrzej Serdiukow,
Pawel Mossakowski Screenplay~Grzegorz Loszewski
Cinematography~Bartek Prokopowicz Editing~Krzysztof
Szpetmański Music~Bartlomiej Gliniak Principal Cast~
Andrzej Chyra, Kinga Preis, Malgorzata Koz˙uchowska,
Marian Opania, Jan Frycz, Slawomir Orzechowski Print
Source~Telewizja Polska
About the Director~Feliks Falk originally studied painting
at Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in
1966. In 1974, he graduated from the Lodz Film School
with a specialty in film direction and shortly thereafter
joined Andrzej Wajda’s “X” Production Unit.
Filmography~“Pictures From a Life” (1975), “At the
Height of Summer” (1976), “Top Dog” (1978),
“Chance” (1979), “Hero of the Year” (1985), THE
COLLECTOR (2005)
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Congorama
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
BELGIUM, CANADA 2006
105 minutes
Friday, March 16
11:30 AM I Code CONG16
Saturday, March 17
7:00 PM I Code CONG17
Harebrained inventor Michel Roy has two
months to sell one of his less-than-practical
products—the “de-icer” or the “turtle
trotter”—or he will lose his laboratory.
Making Michel’s life more complicated, his
paralyzed father just told him, after 40
years of secrecy, that he was adopted from
two unidentified Quebecois. Fearing the
loss of everything he knows, Michel leaves
Belgium (and his Congolese wife Alice and
their son Jules) on a mission to Canada,
where he will try his luck at a new market
and attempt to track down his biological
parents. But nothing comes easily for
Michel. After a fiasco at Canadian
Customs, Michel must sell his product
using Styrofoam cups instead of a sample
de-icer, and his rumored family name
seems to be nonexistent. In CONGORAMA,
director Philippe Falardeau takes us on a
journey of self-discovery through multiple
perspectives. Only when Michel loses focus
can he find what he truly seeks. (In French
with English subtitles) —E.J.B.
Producer~Luc Déry Screenplay~Philippe Falardeau
Cinematography~André Turpin Editing~Frédérique
Broos Music~Jarby McCoy Principal Cast~Olivier
Gourmet, Paul Ahmarani, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gabriel
Arcand Print Source~The Works International
About the Director~A native of Hull, Quebec, Philippe
Falardeau studied political science at the University of
Ottawa. He is the director and screenwriter of several
short films, documentaries, and features. Filmography~
“The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge” (2000),
CONGORAMA (2006)
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Crude Impact
Directed by James Jandak Wood
USA, CANADA 2006
98 minutes
Friday, March 23
11:45 AM I Code CRUD23
Saturday, March 24
w/FilmForum
1:45 PM I Code CRUD24
Politics, economics, and environmentalism
collide when the topic turns to oil; and
never has that topic been more relevant or
urgent than now. “Peak Oil” is the moment
in time when oil production peaks and then
inevitably and irreversibly begins to decline.
It is a moment not far off and one with dire
consequences. A documentary of epic proportions,
CRUDE IMPACT demonstrates the
depth of our dependency on petroleum and
the world-wide impact the constant drilling
of oil will have if it is not curbed. The film
delves into the decline of the world as we
know it, encompassing the consequences
for the climate, human culture, plant life,
and animal life. Entertaining and informative,
the film is fueled by commentary from
leading scientists and scholars who bring
a necessary and startling message about
the eminent and inextricable connection
between the future of oil use and the planet
Earth. (In English and Spanish with
English subtitles) —J.B.H.
Producer~James Jandak Wood Cinematography~
Sharon Anderson Editing~Pam Spitzer, Sharon
Anderson, James Jandak Wood Music~John DeBorde
Print Source~Vista Clara Films
About the Director~James Jandak Wood graduated with
a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from
Villanova University. He studied filmmaking at both the
Film Arts Foundation and the Bay Area Video Coalition in
San Francisco and has his own production company,
Vista Clara Films. Filmography~CRUDE IMPACT (2006)
This program is our 2007 Greg Gund Memorial
Film Screening.
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