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a tale of one of the world's foremost folk-art painters.

 

Saturday, February 11, 2012
2:00 p.m.

The New York Public Library, Mulberry Street Branch  
10 Jersey Street (between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets)
Manhattan, New York 10012 212-966-3424

Admission is free

The New York Chapter (C-RS) cordially invites you to a screening and discussion of the film "Moj Nikifor". Produced in 2004, this film has won numerous awards and tells the story of the last eight years of this self-taught, illiterate Lemko naive artist of Krynica, Poland. He became one of the greatest folk artist of Poland. He was born in poor circumstance in 1895 and suffered a speech impediment which prevented him having a dialogue with the society around him. However his deep spiritual faith and social freedom allowed him to develop his distinct folk art.

The film is told from the viewpoint of a young struggling Polish artist who becomes Nikifor's caretaker, sacrificing his own career and family life.

Film: Moj Nikifor (My Nikifor)
Time duration: 97 minutes
Language: Polish/Rusyn with English subtitles
Released: September 24, 2004
Director: Krzysztof Krauze
Stars: Krystyna Feldman, Roman Gancarczyk and Jerzy Gudejko
Genre: DramaThe film is in Polish with English subtitles and 97 minutes in length.

http://www.nikifor.com.pl
http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/dz_moj_nikifor_krauze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUHjsexpFBM

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