Barbican Cinema 2

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BARRIER + INTRO BY THE DIRECTOR

Dir: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Joanna Szczerbic, Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Łomnicki
09 Apr, 16:00
Barbican Cinema 2
drama
Year of Production: 1966
Country: Poland, 77 min

A psychological drama, Barrier is the story of a young protagonist who attempts to defeat the barriers such as: age, money, conventions and hierarchy, separating him from the kind of life he wants to lead, One day the protagonist decides to leave everything behind and begin on a new path. His dream is to marry a wealthy woman and lead a middle class lifestyle, as he believes class unification is inevitable and applies to all. However once he meets a young woman with a fundamentally different approach to life, he is forced to reconsider his ideology. 

Screening will be introduced by director / writer Jerzy Skolimowski

Barbican Cinema 2

Silk Street 
London EC2Y 8DS
Box office: 020 7638 4141
barbican.org.uk 

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