Never before shown in Poland, "Chess on the Wind" at Kinoteka. We invite you to a screening as part of the Carpet Tales series.
What if "Succession" had been made in Iran? The fascinating, suspenseful, intensely sensual film by Mohammad Reza Aslani is a true gem of world cinema. Banned after the Islamic Revolution, "Chess on the Wind" was considered lost for decades — it was rediscovered only a dozen or so years ago, in a barrel of rice.
The story, set in a single location covered with patterned carpets of an old villa, depicts a family struggle for power and inheritance. It is both a very personal tale of family animosities and a deliberate metaphor for a collapsing system.
Aslani became known as one of the leading figures of the Iranian New Wave, an informal movement of filmmakers that brought fresh energy to Persian cinema in the 1960s. He worked across several arts: he also engaged in poetry and graphic arts and experimented extensively with documentary forms. "Chess on the Wind" is the director's narrative debut, but it shows no rookie mistakes — it is an extremely mature work, captivating with the mastery of its framing and the ambiguity of its plot, comparable even to "Barry Lyndon." Screenings in the Carpet Tales series mark the Polish premiere of this title.
🎫 Tickets for the 20.02 screening are available here: tutaj
The screening will be preceded by a lecture from Michał Konarski, curator of the series.
The purchase of an ad ticket is made on the website of the official ticket distributor. Keep in mind that if the seats are numbered, and the tickets are disputed by several companies, then each of them provides a different pool of seats to choose from
