The Lure (Córki Dancingu), dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska, 2015, musical, drama, thriller, Poland, 92 min.
In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.
In her debut, a strange and surreal musical horror set in the 1980s, Agnieszka Smoczyńska crafts a world drenched in vibrant colors and Europop gloss, brimming with absurdity and dripping with blood. The Lure is a concealed feminist fable addressed to fans of Tarantino rather than Disney. [culture.pl]
The Lure is a unique film in Polish cinema. Not only because the young director skillfully plays with cinema conventions but mainly because she gives voice to her protagonists and speaks about female sexuality from the female perspective rather than following mens fantasies and imaginations.
Film was first screened at the Film Festival in Gdynia in 2015, where critics complimented the directors courage (Smoczyńska received the award for best debut), the imaginativeness of the set design, the excellent vocals of Kinga Preis, and the acting skills of the young actresses Michalina Olszańska and Marta Mazurek.
Lecture and discussion: PhD Paweł Biliński
Cinematic Poland is an initiative of the Andrzej Wajda Film Center of the University of Gdańsk, Medical University of Gdansk and the International Office of the University of Gdańsk, an unit established to cooperate with the foreign part of the academic community. One of its tasks is to familiarize foreigners with Polish culture, including the history of Polish cinematography. Thanks to Cinematic Poland, foreign students and employees will have the opportunity to watch both classic films and contemporary productions.
Movie with English subtitles
Ticket price: 15 PLN normal / 10 PLN discount ticket *
* Discount is for students and employees of the University of Gdansk and students of the University of the Third Age
