The Looking Towards Poland program began on July 8th as part of the Golden Apricot film festival. One of the founders of the Golden Apricot film festival, Susana Harutyunyan, said that the program would not have been implemented had it not been for the collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Embassy of Poland in Armenia. The program opened with a film created by one of the best Polish film directors, Wojciech Has, called “The Hourglass Sanatorium,” which has been labeled by Martin Scorscese as one of the diamonds in international film.
Legendary actor, musician, and writer Jan Nowicki starred in “The Hourglass Sanatorium,” who, according to representative of the Polish Embassy Marek Reszuta, is a Polish national treasure and the author of 250 different works.
Nowicki said that this is his first time in Armenia. “I only knew about Armenia because of cognac until now. A worker at the embassy said that I have been present for the creation of 250 films, and we can set 200 of them aside and think about 50 of them. And even if we were only to look at “The Hourglass Sanatorium,” then I think my life has had a purpose,” Nowicki said. He said that the majority of people who worked on the film are not alive anymore and the film’s presentation will be a unique memorial in their honor.
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The organizers of the Golden Apricot film festival presented Jan Nowicki with the Parajanov’s Thaler award for his contribution to the film.
Gohar Hakobyan
